What color is #D3D1BB?

#D3D1BB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D1BB?

The RGB value is 211, 209, 187: 211 red, 209 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D1BB?

The complementary color is #BBBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D1BB color

#D3D1BB rgb(211, 209, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D1BB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82% green and 73.3% blue (211, 209, 187).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#D3D1BB color codes

HEX	`#D3D1BB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 209, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -3.08, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 11.58, 105.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.633, 63.038, 56.083)`
Decimal	`13881787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D1BB, 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 #D3D1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #D3D1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d1bb; }
.text { color: #d3d1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 209 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d1bb, #c9d3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D1BB?: #D3D1BB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D1BB?: The RGB value is 211, 209, 187: 211 red, 209 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D1BB?: The complementary color is #BBBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.