What color is #D4D3C1?

#D4D3C1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D3C1?

The RGB value is 212, 211, 193: 212 red, 211 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D3C1?

The complementary color is #C1C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D3C1 color

#D4D3C1 rgb(212, 211, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D3C1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82.7% green and 75.7% blue (212, 211, 193).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 18% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#D4D3C1 color codes

HEX	`#D4D3C1`
RGB	`rgb(212, 211, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 18%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.19, -2.78, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.19, 9.45, 107.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.07, 64.436, 59.715)`
Decimal	`13947841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D3C1, 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 #D4D3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #D4D3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d3c1; }
.text { color: #d4d3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 211 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d3c1, #ccd4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D3C1?: #D4D3C1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D3C1?: The RGB value is 212, 211, 193: 212 red, 211 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D3C1?: The complementary color is #C1C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.