What color is #D1CDB2?

#D1CDB2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CDB2?

The RGB value is 209, 205, 178: 209 red, 205 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CDB2?

The complementary color is #B2B6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CDB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CDB2 color

#D1CDB2 rgb(209, 205, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CDB2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80.4% green and 69.8% blue (209, 205, 178).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#D1CDB2 color codes

HEX	`#D1CDB2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 205, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.07, -3.16, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.07, 14.31, 102.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.161, 60.433, 50.817)`
Decimal	`13749682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CDB2, 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 #D1CDB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CDB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #D1CDB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cdb2; }
.text { color: #d1cdb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cdb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 205 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cdb2, #c6d1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CDB2?: #D1CDB2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CDB2?: The RGB value is 209, 205, 178: 209 red, 205 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CDB2?: The complementary color is #B2B6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CDB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.