What color is #D9CC94?

#D9CC94 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CC94?

The RGB value is 217, 204, 148: 217 red, 204 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CC94?

The complementary color is #94A1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CC94 color

#D9CC94 rgb(217, 204, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9CC94 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80% green and 58% blue (217, 204, 148).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 48% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#D9CC94 color codes

HEX	`#D9CC94`
RGB	`rgb(217, 204, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 48%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, -3.85, 29.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 29.84, 97.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.554, 60.077, 36.681)`
Decimal	`14273684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CC94, 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 #D9CC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #D9CC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cc94; }
.text { color: #d9cc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 204 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cc94, #c3d994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D9CC94?: #D9CC94 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CC94?: The RGB value is 217, 204, 148: 217 red, 204 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CC94?: The complementary color is #94A1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.