What color is #D8CD90?

#D8CD90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CD90?

The RGB value is 216, 205, 144: 216 red, 205 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CD90?

The complementary color is #909BD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CD90 color

#D8CD90 rgb(216, 205, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8CD90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 80.4% green and 56.5% blue (216, 205, 144).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#D8CD90 color codes

HEX	`#D8CD90`
RGB	`rgb(216, 205, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 80.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, -5.24, 31.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 32.23, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.185, 60.277, 35.108)`
Decimal	`14208400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CD90, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D8CD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D8CD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cd90; }
.text { color: #d8cd90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cd90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 205 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cd90, #bfd890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #D8CD90?: #D8CD90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CD90?: The RGB value is 216, 205, 144: 216 red, 205 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CD90?: The complementary color is #909BD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.