What color is #D2CFC4?

#D2CFC4 is a light, grayish yellow known as Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silver Birch?

The RGB value is 210, 207, 196: 210 red, 207 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silver Birch?

The complementary color is #C4C7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CFC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silver Birch color: hex code #D2CFC4

#D2CFC4 rgb(210, 207, 196)

Shades of gray

Silver Birch has the hex code #D2CFC4. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 81.2% green and 76.9% blue (210, 207, 196).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

Silver Birch (#D2CFC4) color codes

HEX	`#D2CFC4`
RGB	`rgb(210, 207, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 81.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, -0.9, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 5.89, 98.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.854, 62.313, 61.141)`
Decimal	`13815748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silver Birch, 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 #D2CFC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CFC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #D2CFC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2cfc4; }
.text { color: #d2cfc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2cfc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 207 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2cfc4, #ced2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D2CFC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D2CFC4?: #D2CFC4 is a light, grayish yellow known as Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silver Birch?: The RGB value is 210, 207, 196: 210 red, 207 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silver Birch?: The complementary color is #C4C7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CFC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.