What color is #D8D2B6?

#D8D2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D2B6?

The RGB value is 216, 210, 182: 216 red, 210 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D2B6?

The complementary color is #B6BCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D2B6 color

#D8D2B6 rgb(216, 210, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8D2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82.4% green and 71.4% blue (216, 210, 182).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#D8D2B6 color codes

HEX	`#D8D2B6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 210, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84, -2.58, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84, 14.86, 100.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.808, 64.07, 53.463)`
Decimal	`14209718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D2B6, 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 #D8D2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #D8D2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d2b6; }
.text { color: #d8d2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 210 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d2b6, #cdd8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8D2B6?: #D8D2B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D2B6?: The RGB value is 216, 210, 182: 216 red, 210 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D2B6?: The complementary color is #B6BCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.