What color is #D7CEAD?

#D7CEAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CEAD?

The RGB value is 215, 206, 173: 215 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CEAD?

The complementary color is #ADB6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CEAD color

#D7CEAD rgb(215, 206, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7CEAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80.8% green and 67.8% blue (215, 206, 173).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 34% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#D7CEAD color codes

HEX	`#D7CEAD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 206, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 34%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.7, -2.24, 17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.7, 17.7, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.638, 61.608, 48.382)`
Decimal	`14143149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CEAD, 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 #D7CEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #D7CEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7cead; }
.text { color: #d7cead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7cead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 206 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7cead, #cbd7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D7CEAD?: #D7CEAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CEAD?: The RGB value is 215, 206, 173: 215 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CEAD?: The complementary color is #ADB6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.