What color is #D3CEA8?

#D3CEA8 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 #D3CEA8?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 168: 211 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEA8?

The complementary color is #A8ADD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEA8 color

#D3CEA8 rgb(211, 206, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3CEA8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 65.9% blue (211, 206, 168).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D3CEA8 color codes

HEX	`#D3CEA8`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, -4.45, 19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 20.07, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.003, 60.819, 45.827)`
Decimal	`13881000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEA8, 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 #D3CEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D3CEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cea8; }
.text { color: #d3cea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cea8, #c3d3a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D3CEA8?: #D3CEA8 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 #D3CEA8?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 168: 211 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEA8?: The complementary color is #A8ADD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.