What color is #D8CF9E?

#D8CF9E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CF9E?

The RGB value is 216, 207, 158: 216 red, 207 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CF9E?

The complementary color is #9EA7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CF9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CF9E color

#D8CF9E rgb(216, 207, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8CF9E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.2% green and 62% blue (216, 207, 158).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#D8CF9E color codes

HEX	`#D8CF9E`
RGB	`rgb(216, 207, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.75, -4.49, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.75, 25.93, 99.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.804, 61.694, 41.257)`
Decimal	`14208926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CF9E, 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 #D8CF9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CF9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #D8CF9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cf9e; }
.text { color: #d8cf9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cf9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 207 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cf9e, #c4d89e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #D8CF9E?: #D8CF9E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CF9E?: The RGB value is 216, 207, 158: 216 red, 207 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CF9E?: The complementary color is #9EA7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CF9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.