What color is #D0CFB4?

#D0CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CFB4?

The RGB value is 208, 207, 180: 208 red, 207 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CFB4?

The complementary color is #B4B5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CFB4 color

#D0CFB4 rgb(208, 207, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 81.2% green and 70.6% blue (208, 207, 180).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#D0CFB4 color codes

HEX	`#D0CFB4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 207, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 81.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.56, -4.25, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.56, 14.21, 107.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.563, 61.331, 52.03)`
Decimal	`13684660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CFB4, 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 #D0CFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #D0CFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cfb4; }
.text { color: #d0cfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 207 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cfb4, #c3d0b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0CFB4?: #D0CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CFB4?: The RGB value is 208, 207, 180: 208 red, 207 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CFB4?: The complementary color is #B4B5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.