What color is #D4D1BA?

#D4D1BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D1BA?

The RGB value is 212, 209, 186: 212 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D1BA?

The complementary color is #BABDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D1BA color

#D4D1BA rgb(212, 209, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D1BA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82% green and 72.9% blue (212, 209, 186).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#D4D1BA color codes

HEX	`#D4D1BA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 209, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, -2.88, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 12.13, 103.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.814, 63.144, 55.534)`
Decimal	`13947322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D1BA, 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 #D4D1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #D4D1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d1ba; }
.text { color: #d4d1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 209 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d1ba, #cad4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D1BA?: #D4D1BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D1BA?: The RGB value is 212, 209, 186: 212 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D1BA?: The complementary color is #BABDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.