What color is #D9D1AB?

#D9D1AB 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 #D9D1AB?

The RGB value is 217, 209, 171: 217 red, 209 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D1AB?

The complementary color is #ABB3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D1AB color

#D9D1AB rgb(217, 209, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D1AB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82% green and 67.1% blue (217, 209, 171).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#D9D1AB color codes

HEX	`#D9D1AB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 209, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -3.34, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 20.16, 99.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.766, 63.294, 47.641)`
Decimal	`14274987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D1AB, 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 #D9D1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #D9D1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d1ab; }
.text { color: #d9d1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 209 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d1ab, #cad9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D9D1AB?: #D9D1AB 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 #D9D1AB?: The RGB value is 217, 209, 171: 217 red, 209 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D1AB?: The complementary color is #ABB3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.