What color is #D4D3BB?

#D4D3BB 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 #D4D3BB?

The RGB value is 212, 211, 187: 212 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D3BB?

The complementary color is #BBBCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D3BB color

#D4D3BB rgb(212, 211, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D3BB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82.7% green and 73.3% blue (212, 211, 187).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#D4D3BB color codes

HEX	`#D4D3BB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 211, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -3.76, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 12.6, 107.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.414, 64.174, 56.261)`
Decimal	`13947835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D3BB, 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 #D4D3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #D4D3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d3bb; }
.text { color: #d4d3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 211 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d3bb, #c9d4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D3BB?: #D4D3BB 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 #D4D3BB?: The RGB value is 212, 211, 187: 212 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D3BB?: The complementary color is #BBBCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.