What color is #D0CEBB?

#D0CEBB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CEBB?

The RGB value is 208, 206, 187: 208 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CEBB?

The complementary color is #BBBDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CEBB color

#D0CEBB rgb(208, 206, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CEBB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (208, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#D0CEBB color codes

HEX	`#D0CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, -2.6, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 10.04, 104.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.052, 61.141, 55.8)`
Decimal	`13684411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CEBB, 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 #D0CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #D0CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cebb; }
.text { color: #d0cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cebb, #c7d0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0CEBB?: #D0CEBB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CEBB?: The RGB value is 208, 206, 187: 208 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CEBB?: The complementary color is #BBBDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.