What color is #D2BF85?

#D2BF85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunspill. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BF85?

The RGB value is 210, 191, 133: 210 red, 191 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BF85?

The complementary color is #8598D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BF85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BF85 color

#D2BF85 rgb(210, 191, 133)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2BF85 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.9% green and 52.2% blue (210, 191, 133).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sunspill (#DDC283), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#D2BF85 color codes

HEX	`#D2BF85`
RGB	`rgb(210, 191, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.67, -1.64, 31.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.67, 31.77, 92.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.444, 52.658, 29.745)`
Decimal	`13811589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BF85, 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 #D2BF85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BF85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #D2BF85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bf85; }
.text { color: #d2bf85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bf85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 191 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bf85, #bfd285); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2BF85?: #D2BF85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunspill. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BF85?: The RGB value is 210, 191, 133: 210 red, 191 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BF85?: The complementary color is #8598D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BF85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.