What color is #D9D0B0?

#D9D0B0 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 #D9D0B0?

The RGB value is 217, 208, 176: 217 red, 208 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D0B0?

The complementary color is #B0B9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D0B0 color

#D9D0B0 rgb(217, 208, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D0B0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 81.6% green and 69% blue (217, 208, 176).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 35% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#D9D0B0 color codes

HEX	`#D9D0B0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 208, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 81.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 35%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.44, -2.09, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.44, 17.16, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.007, 62.999, 50.117)`
Decimal	`14274736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D0B0, 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 #D9D0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #D9D0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d0b0; }
.text { color: #d9d0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 208 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d0b0, #ced9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9D0B0?: #D9D0B0 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 #D9D0B0?: The RGB value is 217, 208, 176: 217 red, 208 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D0B0?: The complementary color is #B0B9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.