What color is #D6D3B4?

#D6D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D3B4?

The RGB value is 214, 211, 180: 214 red, 211 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D3B4?

The complementary color is #B4B7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D3B4 color

#D6D3B4 rgb(214, 211, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.7% green and 70.6% blue (214, 211, 180).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#D6D3B4 color codes

HEX	`#D6D3B4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 211, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -4.14, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 16.28, 104.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.263, 64.181, 52.437)`
Decimal	`14078900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D3B4, 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 #D6D3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #D6D3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d3b4; }
.text { color: #d6d3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 211 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d3b4, #c8d6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D3B4?: #D6D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D3B4?: The RGB value is 214, 211, 180: 214 red, 211 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D3B4?: The complementary color is #B4B7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.