What color is #D6CF9A?

#D6CF9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CF9A?

The RGB value is 214, 207, 154: 214 red, 207 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CF9A?

The complementary color is #9AA1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CF9A color

#D6CF9A rgb(214, 207, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6CF9A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 81.2% green and 60.4% blue (214, 207, 154).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#D6CF9A color codes

HEX	`#D6CF9A`
RGB	`rgb(214, 207, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 81.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.52, -5.78, 27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.52, 27.89, 101.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.877, 61.256, 39.446)`
Decimal	`14077850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CF9A, 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 #D6CF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #D6CF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cf9a; }
.text { color: #d6cf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 207 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cf9a, #bfd69a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #D6CF9A?: #D6CF9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CF9A?: The RGB value is 214, 207, 154: 214 red, 207 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CF9A?: The complementary color is #9AA1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.