What color is #D1CEAD?

#D1CEAD 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 #D1CEAD?

The RGB value is 209, 206, 173: 209 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CEAD?

The complementary color is #ADB0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CEAD color

#D1CEAD rgb(209, 206, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CEAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80.8% green and 67.8% blue (209, 206, 173).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#D1CEAD color codes

HEX	`#D1CEAD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 206, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, -4.45, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 17.4, 104.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.908, 60.716, 48.301)`
Decimal	`13749933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CEAD, 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 #D1CEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #D1CEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cead; }
.text { color: #d1cead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 206 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cead, #c2d1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CEAD?: #D1CEAD 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 #D1CEAD?: The RGB value is 209, 206, 173: 209 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CEAD?: The complementary color is #ADB0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.