What color is #D9D3AD?

#D9D3AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D3AD?

The RGB value is 217, 211, 173: 217 red, 211 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D3AD?

The complementary color is #ADB3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D3AD color

#D9D3AD rgb(217, 211, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D3AD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.7% green and 67.8% blue (217, 211, 173).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#D9D3AD color codes

HEX	`#D9D3AD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 211, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.15, -4.08, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.15, 20.02, 101.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.452, 64.358, 48.818)`
Decimal	`14275501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D3AD, 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 #D9D3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #D9D3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d3ad; }
.text { color: #d9d3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 211 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d3ad, #c9d9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D3AD?: #D9D3AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D3AD?: The RGB value is 217, 211, 173: 217 red, 211 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D3AD?: The complementary color is #ADB3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.