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#D4BA87 Color

#D4BA87 is rgb(212, 186, 135) in RGB, hsl(40, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4BA87
HEX#D4BA87
RGBrgb(212, 186, 135)
HSLhsl(40, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(40, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.073 83.8)
LABlab(76.87% 4.27 29.50)
LCHlch(76.87% 29.81 81.76)

What #D4BA87 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D4BA87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 5.09Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 5.1Ecru#C2B280ΔE 5.68Tan#D2B48CΔE 5.74Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.58Nude#E3BC9AΔE 9.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#D4BA87 Channel Values

How #D4BA87 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 186 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 36% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4BA87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4BA87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4BA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4BA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4BA87
Complementary
#87A1D4
Analogous
#D49487
Analogous
#C7D487
Triadic
#87D4BA
Triadic
#BA87D4
Split comp.
#87C7D4
Split comp.
#9487D4

Tints & Shades of #D4BA87

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9C396
#E0CEA9
#E5D6B8
#EBDFC7
#F0E7D6
#F7F2E9

Shades

#C8A765
#BB9344
#9A7937
#745B2A
#52411E
#312612

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4BA87.

How #D4BA87 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D4BA87
Protanopia#BFBF87
Protanomaly#C8BD87
Deuteranopia#C3C386
Deuteranomaly#CAC086
Tritanopia#D8B5B5
Tritanomaly#D7B7A4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4BA87 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d4ba87: #D4BA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4BA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4ba87': '#D4BA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.729, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_d4ba87">#D4BA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4BA87"

More Yellow Colors

#D4BA87 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4BA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4BA87?

#D4BA87 is a light yellow — rgb(212, 186, 135) in RGB and hsl(40, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #D4BA87?

#D4BA87 is rgb(212, 186, 135) — red 212, green 186, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4BA87?

#D4BA87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4BA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4BA87 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4BA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4BA87 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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