What color is #D1CD96?

#D1CD96 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CD96?

The RGB value is 209, 205, 150: 209 red, 205 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CD96?

The complementary color is #969AD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CD96 color

#D1CD96 rgb(209, 205, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CD96 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80.4% green and 58.8% blue (209, 205, 150).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#D1CD96 color codes

HEX	`#D1CD96`
RGB	`rgb(209, 205, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.52, -7.18, 27.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.52, 28.87, 104.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.631, 59.421, 37.492)`
Decimal	`13749654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CD96, 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 #D1CD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #D1CD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cd96; }
.text { color: #d1cd96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cd96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 205 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cd96, #b7d196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D1CD96?: #D1CD96 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CD96?: The RGB value is 209, 205, 150: 209 red, 205 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CD96?: The complementary color is #969AD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.