What color is #D3CF97?

#D3CF97 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CF97?

The RGB value is 211, 207, 151: 211 red, 207 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CF97?

The complementary color is #979BD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CF97 color

#D3CF97 rgb(211, 207, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3CF97 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 81.2% green and 59.2% blue (211, 207, 151).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#D3CF97 color codes

HEX	`#D3CF97`
RGB	`rgb(211, 207, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 81.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -7.32, 28.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 29.33, 104.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.763, 60.71, 38.105)`
Decimal	`13881239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CF97, 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 #D3CF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #D3CF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cf97; }
.text { color: #d3cf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cf97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 207 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cf97, #b9d397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D3CF97?: #D3CF97 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CF97?: The RGB value is 211, 207, 151: 211 red, 207 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CF97?: The complementary color is #979BD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.