What color is #D3D1C6?

#D3D1C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D1C6?

The RGB value is 211, 209, 198: 211 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D1C6?

The complementary color is #C6C8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D1C6 color

#D3D1C6 rgb(211, 209, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D1C6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82% green and 77.6% blue (211, 209, 198).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 13% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Soy Milk (#D5D2C7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#D3D1C6 color codes

HEX	`#D3D1C6`
RGB	`rgb(211, 209, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 13%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.72, -1.25, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.72, 5.83, 102.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.856, 63.527, 62.524)`
Decimal	`13881798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D1C6, 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 #D3D1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #D3D1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d1c6; }
.text { color: #d3d1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 209 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d1c6, #cfd3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3D1C6?: #D3D1C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D1C6?: The RGB value is 211, 209, 198: 211 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D1C6?: The complementary color is #C6C8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.