What color is #D3D1BD?

#D3D1BD 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 #D3D1BD?

The RGB value is 211, 209, 189: 211 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D1BD?

The complementary color is #BDBFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D1BD color

#D3D1BD rgb(211, 209, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D1BD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82% green and 74.1% blue (211, 209, 189).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#D3D1BD color codes

HEX	`#D3D1BD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 209, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, -2.76, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 10.54, 105.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.849, 63.124, 57.218)`
Decimal	`13881789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D1BD, 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 #D3D1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #D3D1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d1bd; }
.text { color: #d3d1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 209 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d1bd, #cad3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D1BD?: #D3D1BD 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 #D3D1BD?: The RGB value is 211, 209, 189: 211 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D1BD?: The complementary color is #BDBFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.