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#D7CA9D Color

#D7CA9D is rgb(215, 202, 157) in RGB, hsl(47, 42%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D7CA9D
HEX#D7CA9D
RGBrgb(215, 202, 157)
HSLhsl(47, 42%, 73%)
HSVhsv(47, 27%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.061 93.9)
LABlab(81.57% -0.43 24.28)
LCHlch(81.57% 24.29 91.01)

What #D7CA9D 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 #D7CA9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D7CA9D Channel Values

How #D7CA9D 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 215 · G 202 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 42% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 27% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 27% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D7CA9D 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D7CA9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D7CA9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D7CA9D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D7CA9D.

How #D7CA9D 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#D7CA9D
Protanopia#CCCC9D
Protanomaly#D1CB9D
Deuteranopia#CECE9C
Deuteranomaly#D2CD9D
Tritanopia#DBC5C5
Tritanomaly#DAC7B6
Achromatopsia#CACACA

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Using #D7CA9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d7ca9d: #D7CA9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D7CA9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d7ca9d': '#D7CA9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.792, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_d7ca9d">#D7CA9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D7CA9D"

More Yellow Colors

#D7CA9D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D7CA9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D7CA9D?

#D7CA9D is a light yellow — rgb(215, 202, 157) in RGB and hsl(47, 42%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #D7CA9D?

#D7CA9D is rgb(215, 202, 157) — red 215, green 202, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D7CA9D?

#D7CA9D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D7CA9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D7CA9D scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D7CA9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D7CA9D 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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