What color is #D3D1C8?

#D3D1C8 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 #D3D1C8?

The RGB value is 211, 209, 200: 211 red, 209 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D1C8?

The complementary color is #C8CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D1C8 color

#D3D1C8 rgb(211, 209, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D1C8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82% green and 78.4% blue (211, 209, 200).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 11% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Soy Milk (#D5D2C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#D3D1C8 color codes

HEX	`#D3D1C8`
RGB	`rgb(211, 209, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 11%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.77, -0.9, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.77, 4.79, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.088, 63.62, 63.747)`
Decimal	`13881800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D1C8, 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 #D3D1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #D3D1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d1c8; }
.text { color: #d3d1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 209 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d1c8, #d0d3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D1C8?: #D3D1C8 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 #D3D1C8?: The RGB value is 211, 209, 200: 211 red, 209 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D1C8?: The complementary color is #C8CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.