What color is #D2C697?

#D2C697 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C697?

The RGB value is 210, 198, 151: 210 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C697?

The complementary color is #97A3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C697 color

#D2C697 rgb(210, 198, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2C697 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (210, 198, 151).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#D2C697 color codes

HEX	`#D2C697`
RGB	`rgb(210, 198, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 77.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -3.05, 25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 25.31, 96.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.359, 56.325, 37.386)`
Decimal	`13813399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C697, 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 #D2C697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #D2C697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c697; }
.text { color: #d2c697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 198 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c697, #c0d297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D2C697?: #D2C697 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C697?: The RGB value is 210, 198, 151: 210 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C697?: The complementary color is #97A3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.