What color is #D1C9AA?

#D1C9AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C9AA?

The RGB value is 209, 201, 170: 209 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C9AA?

The complementary color is #AAB2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C9AA color

#D1C9AA rgb(209, 201, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1C9AA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.8% green and 66.7% blue (209, 201, 170).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#D1C9AA color codes

HEX	`#D1C9AA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 201, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, -2.3, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 16.67, 97.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.437, 58.232, 46.395)`
Decimal	`13748650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C9AA, 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 #D1C9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #D1C9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c9aa; }
.text { color: #d1c9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 201 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c9aa, #c6d1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1C9AA?: #D1C9AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C9AA?: The RGB value is 209, 201, 170: 209 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C9AA?: The complementary color is #AAB2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.