What color is #D6D6BC?

#D6D6BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D6BC?

The RGB value is 214, 214, 188: 214 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D6BC?

The complementary color is #BCBCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D6BC color

#D6D6BC rgb(214, 214, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6D6BC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.9% green and 73.7% blue (214, 214, 188).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#D6D6BC color codes

HEX	`#D6D6BC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 214, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, -4.43, 12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 13.6, 109.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.854, 66.021, 57.105)`
Decimal	`14079676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D6BC, 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 #D6D6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #D6D6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d6bc; }
.text { color: #d6d6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 214 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d6bc, #c9d6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D6BC?: #D6D6BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D6BC?: The RGB value is 214, 214, 188: 214 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D6BC?: The complementary color is #BCBCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.