What color is #D7D7C9?

#D7D7C9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D7C9?

The RGB value is 215, 215, 201: 215 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D7C9?

The complementary color is #C9C9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D7C9 color

#D7D7C9 rgb(215, 215, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7D7C9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 84.3% green and 78.8% blue (215, 215, 201).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fennec Fox (#DAD7C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#D7D7C9 color codes

HEX	`#D7D7C9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 215, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 84.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, -2.45, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 7.33, 109.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.866, 67.265, 64.919)`
Decimal	`14145481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D7C9, 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 #D7D7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #D7D7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d7c9; }
.text { color: #d7d7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 215 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d7c9, #d0d7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7D7C9?: #D7D7C9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D7C9?: The RGB value is 215, 215, 201: 215 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D7C9?: The complementary color is #C9C9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.