What color is #D7D1B0?

#D7D1B0 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 #D7D1B0?

The RGB value is 215, 209, 176: 215 red, 209 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D1B0?

The complementary color is #B0B6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D1B0 color

#D7D1B0 rgb(215, 209, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7D1B0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 82% green and 69% blue (215, 209, 176).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#D7D1B0 color codes

HEX	`#D7D1B0`
RGB	`rgb(215, 209, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 82%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -3.34, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 17.47, 101.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.661, 63.183, 50.171)`
Decimal	`14143920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D1B0, 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 #D7D1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #D7D1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d1b0; }
.text { color: #d7d1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 209 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d1b0, #cad7b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7D1B0?: #D7D1B0 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 #D7D1B0?: The RGB value is 215, 209, 176: 215 red, 209 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D1B0?: The complementary color is #B0B6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.