What color is #D3D3BD?

#D3D3BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D3BD?

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

What is the complementary color of #D3D3BD?

The complementary color is #BDBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D3BD color

#D3D3BD rgb(211, 211, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D3BD is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#D3D3BD color codes

HEX	`#D3D3BD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 211, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -3.79, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 11.55, 109.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.342, 64.112, 57.383)`
Decimal	`13882301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D3BD, 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 #D3D3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #D3D3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d3bd; }
.text { color: #d3d3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 211 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d3bd, #c8d3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D3BD?: #D3D3BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D3BD?: The RGB value is 211, 211, 189: 211 red, 211 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D3BD?: The complementary color is #BDBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.