What color is #D1CFC5?

#D1CFC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CFC5?

The RGB value is 209, 207, 197: 209 red, 207 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CFC5?

The complementary color is #C5C7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CFC5 color

#D1CFC5 rgb(209, 207, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CFC5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.2% green and 77.3% blue (209, 207, 197).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Silver Birch (#D2CFC4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#D1CFC5 color codes

HEX	`#D1CFC5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 207, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -1.08, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 5.32, 101.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.684, 62.212, 61.729)`
Decimal	`13750213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CFC5, 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 #D1CFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #D1CFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cfc5; }
.text { color: #d1cfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 207 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cfc5, #cdd1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CFC5?: #D1CFC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CFC5?: The RGB value is 209, 207, 197: 209 red, 207 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CFC5?: The complementary color is #C5C7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.