What color is #D2D0BD?

#D2D0BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D0BD?

The RGB value is 210, 208, 189: 210 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D0BD?

The complementary color is #BDBFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D0BD color

#D2D0BD rgb(210, 208, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2D0BD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 81.6% green and 74.1% blue (210, 208, 189).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#D2D0BD color codes

HEX	`#D2D0BD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 208, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 81.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, -2.59, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 10.02, 105)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.318, 62.488, 57.123)`
Decimal	`13815997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D0BD, 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 #D2D0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #D2D0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d0bd; }
.text { color: #d2d0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 208 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d0bd, #cad2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2D0BD?: #D2D0BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D0BD?: The RGB value is 210, 208, 189: 210 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D0BD?: The complementary color is #BDBFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.