What color is #D3D6B4?

#D3D6B4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D6B4?

The RGB value is 211, 214, 180: 211 red, 214 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D6B4?

The complementary color is #B7B4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D6B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D6B4 color

#D3D6B4 rgb(211, 214, 180)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3D6B4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 83.9% green and 70.6% blue (211, 214, 180).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#D3D6B4 color codes

HEX	`#D3D6B4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 214, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 83.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.61, -6.77, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.61, 17.82, 112.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.148, 65.238, 52.647)`
Decimal	`13883060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D6B4, 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 #D3D6B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D6B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #D3D6B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d6b4; }
.text { color: #d3d6b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d6b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 214 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d6b4, #c2d6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3D6B4?: #D3D6B4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D6B4?: The RGB value is 211, 214, 180: 211 red, 214 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D6B4?: The complementary color is #B7B4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D6B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.