What color is #D3CEBB?

#D3CEBB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CEBB?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 187: 211 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEBB?

The complementary color is #BBC0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEBB color

#D3CEBB rgb(211, 206, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CEBB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (211, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Warm Oats (#D8CFBA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#D3CEBB color codes

HEX	`#D3CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.69, -1.52, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.69, 10.18, 98.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.904, 61.58, 55.84)`
Decimal	`13881019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEBB, 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 #D3CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #D3CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cebb; }
.text { color: #d3cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cebb, #ccd3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3CEBB?: #D3CEBB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CEBB?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 187: 211 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEBB?: The complementary color is #BBC0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.