What color is #D6D4B7?

#D6D4B7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D4B7?

The RGB value is 214, 212, 183: 214 red, 212 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D4B7?

The complementary color is #B7B9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D4B7 color

#D6D4B7 rgb(214, 212, 183)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6D4B7 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.1% green and 71.8% blue (214, 212, 183).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#D6D4B7 color codes

HEX	`#D6D4B7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 212, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -4.19, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 15.21, 105.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.822, 64.803, 54.147)`
Decimal	`14079159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D4B7, 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 #D6D4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #D6D4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d4b7; }
.text { color: #d6d4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 212 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d4b7, #c9d6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D4B7?: #D6D4B7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D4B7?: The RGB value is 214, 212, 183: 214 red, 212 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D4B7?: The complementary color is #B7B9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.