What color is #D0D0BC?

#D0D0BC 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 #D0D0BC?

The RGB value is 208, 208, 188: 208 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D0BC?

The complementary color is #BCBCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D0BC color

#D0D0BC rgb(208, 208, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D0BC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 81.6% green and 73.7% blue (208, 208, 188).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#D0D0BC color codes

HEX	`#D0D0BC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 208, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 81.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.99, -3.47, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.99, 10.53, 109.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.644, 62.153, 56.527)`
Decimal	`13684924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D0BC, 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 #D0D0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #D0D0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d0bc; }
.text { color: #d0d0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 208 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d0bc, #c6d0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0D0BC?: #D0D0BC 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 #D0D0BC?: The RGB value is 208, 208, 188: 208 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D0BC?: The complementary color is #BCBCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.