What color is #D2C27B?

#D2C27B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C27B?

The RGB value is 210, 194, 123: 210 red, 194 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C27B?

The complementary color is #7B8BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C27B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C27B color

#D2C27B rgb(210, 194, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2C27B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 76.1% green and 48.2% blue (210, 194, 123).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#D2C27B color codes

HEX	`#D2C27B`
RGB	`rgb(210, 194, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 76.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.3, -4.32, 37.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.3, 37.96, 96.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.446, 53.717, 26.499)`
Decimal	`13812347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C27B, 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 #D2C27B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C27B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #D2C27B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c27b; }
.text { color: #d2c27b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c27b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 194 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c27b, #b7d27b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D2C27B?: #D2C27B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C27B?: The RGB value is 210, 194, 123: 210 red, 194 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C27B?: The complementary color is #7B8BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C27B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.