What color is #D0D2BA?

#D0D2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D2BA?

The RGB value is 208, 210, 186: 208 red, 210 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D2BA?

The complementary color is #BCBAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D2BA color

#D0D2BA rgb(208, 210, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D2BA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 82.4% green and 72.9% blue (208, 210, 186).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#D0D2BA color codes

HEX	`#D0D2BA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 210, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 82.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, -4.84, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 12.64, 112.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.921, 63.049, 55.563)`
Decimal	`13685434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D2BA, 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 #D0D2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #D0D2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d2ba; }
.text { color: #d0d2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 210 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d2ba, #c4d2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0D2BA?: #D0D2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D2BA?: The RGB value is 208, 210, 186: 208 red, 210 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D2BA?: The complementary color is #BCBAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.