What color is #D1CCAE?

#D1CCAE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CCAE?

The RGB value is 209, 204, 174: 209 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CCAE?

The complementary color is #AEB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CCAE color

#D1CCAE rgb(209, 204, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CCAE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (209, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#D1CCAE color codes

HEX	`#D1CCAE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, -3.26, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 15.93, 101.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.527, 59.798, 48.653)`
Decimal	`13749422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CCAE, 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 #D1CCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #D1CCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ccae; }
.text { color: #d1ccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ccae, #c4d1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CCAE?: #D1CCAE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CCAE?: The RGB value is 209, 204, 174: 209 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CCAE?: The complementary color is #AEB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.