What color is #D8CFAD?

#D8CFAD 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 #D8CFAD?

The RGB value is 216, 207, 173: 216 red, 207 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CFAD color

#D8CFAD rgb(216, 207, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8CFAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.2% green and 67.8% blue (216, 207, 173).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#D8CFAD color codes

HEX	`#D8CFAD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 207, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.04, -2.38, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.04, 18.2, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.174, 62.243, 48.477)`
Decimal	`14208941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CFAD, 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 #D8CFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #D8CFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cfad; }
.text { color: #d8cfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 207 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cfad, #cbd8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D8CFAD?: #D8CFAD 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 #D8CFAD?: The RGB value is 216, 207, 173: 216 red, 207 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.