What color is #D9CA8C?

#D9CA8C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CA8C?

The RGB value is 217, 202, 140: 217 red, 202 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CA8C?

The complementary color is #8C9BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CA8C color

#D9CA8C rgb(217, 202, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9CA8C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.2% green and 54.9% blue (217, 202, 140).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#D9CA8C color codes

HEX	`#D9CA8C`
RGB	`rgb(217, 202, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -3.78, 32.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 33.1, 96.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.47, 58.888, 33.303)`
Decimal	`14273164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CA8C, 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 #D9CA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #D9CA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ca8c; }
.text { color: #d9ca8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ca8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 202 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ca8c, #c2d98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D9CA8C?: #D9CA8C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CA8C?: The RGB value is 217, 202, 140: 217 red, 202 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CA8C?: The complementary color is #8C9BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.