What color is #D8CD9F?

#D8CD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CD9F?

The RGB value is 216, 205, 159: 216 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CD9F?

The complementary color is #9FAAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CD9F color

#D8CD9F rgb(216, 205, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8CD9F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 80.4% green and 62.4% blue (216, 205, 159).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 42% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#D8CD9F color codes

HEX	`#D8CD9F`
RGB	`rgb(216, 205, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 80.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 42%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -3.32, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 24.56, 97.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.408, 60.766, 41.552)`
Decimal	`14208415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CD9F, 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 #D8CD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #D8CD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cd9f; }
.text { color: #d8cd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 205 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cd9f, #c6d89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D8CD9F?: #D8CD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CD9F?: The RGB value is 216, 205, 159: 216 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CD9F?: The complementary color is #9FAAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.