What color is #D1CFB8?

#D1CFB8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CFB8?

The RGB value is 209, 207, 184: 209 red, 207 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CFB8?

The complementary color is #B8BAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CFB8 color

#D1CFB8 rgb(209, 207, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CFB8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.2% green and 72.2% blue (209, 207, 184).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#D1CFB8 color codes

HEX	`#D1CFB8`
RGB	`rgb(209, 207, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, -3.25, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 12.13, 105.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.258, 61.642, 54.22)`
Decimal	`13750200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CFB8, 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 #D1CFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #D1CFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cfb8; }
.text { color: #d1cfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 207 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cfb8, #c6d1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1CFB8?: #D1CFB8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CFB8?: The RGB value is 209, 207, 184: 209 red, 207 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CFB8?: The complementary color is #B8BAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.