What color is #D5CFB1?

#D5CFB1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CFB1?

The RGB value is 213, 207, 177: 213 red, 207 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CFB1?

The complementary color is #B1B7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CFB1 color

#D5CFB1 rgb(213, 207, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5CFB1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 81.2% green and 69.4% blue (213, 207, 177).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#D5CFB1 color codes

HEX	`#D5CFB1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 207, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 81.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, -2.89, 15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 15.94, 100.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.689, 61.947, 50.504)`
Decimal	`14012337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CFB1, 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 #D5CFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #D5CFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cfb1; }
.text { color: #d5cfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 207 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cfb1, #c9d5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5CFB1?: #D5CFB1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CFB1?: The RGB value is 213, 207, 177: 213 red, 207 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CFB1?: The complementary color is #B1B7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.