What color is #D2CEBB?

#D2CEBB 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 #D2CEBB?

The RGB value is 210, 206, 187: 210 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2CEBB?

The complementary color is #BBBFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2CEBB color

#D2CEBB rgb(210, 206, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2CEBB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (210, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#D2CEBB color codes

HEX	`#D2CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.61, -1.88, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.61, 10.12, 100.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.618, 61.433, 55.826)`
Decimal	`13815483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2CEBB, 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 #D2CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #D2CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2cebb; }
.text { color: #d2cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2cebb, #cad2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2CEBB?: #D2CEBB 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 #D2CEBB?: The RGB value is 210, 206, 187: 210 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2CEBB?: The complementary color is #BBBFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.