What color is #D3D5BC?

#D3D5BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D5BC?

The RGB value is 211, 213, 188: 211 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D5BC?

The complementary color is #BEBCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D5BC color

#D3D5BC rgb(211, 213, 188)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3D5BC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 83.5% green and 73.7% blue (211, 213, 188).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#D3D5BC color codes

HEX	`#D3D5BC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 213, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 83.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, -4.99, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 13.12, 112.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.734, 65.069, 56.98)`
Decimal	`13882812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D5BC, 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 #D3D5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #D3D5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d5bc; }
.text { color: #d3d5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 213 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d5bc, #c6d5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3D5BC?: #D3D5BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D5BC?: The RGB value is 211, 213, 188: 211 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D5BC?: The complementary color is #BEBCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.