What color is #D2CFA8?

#D2CFA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2CFA8?

The RGB value is 210, 207, 168: 210 red, 207 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2CFA8?

The complementary color is #A8ABD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2CFA8 color

#D2CFA8 rgb(210, 207, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2CFA8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 81.2% green and 65.9% blue (210, 207, 168).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#D2CFA8 color codes

HEX	`#D2CFA8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 207, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 81.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, -5.34, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 20.51, 105.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.959, 61.155, 45.894)`
Decimal	`13815720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2CFA8, 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 #D2CFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #D2CFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2cfa8; }
.text { color: #d2cfa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2cfa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 207 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2cfa8, #c0d2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D2CFA8?: #D2CFA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2CFA8?: The RGB value is 210, 207, 168: 210 red, 207 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2CFA8?: The complementary color is #A8ABD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.