What color is #D9D3BB?

#D9D3BB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D3BB?

The RGB value is 217, 211, 187: 217 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D3BB?

The complementary color is #BBC1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D3BB color

#D9D3BB rgb(217, 211, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D3BB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.7% green and 73.3% blue (217, 211, 187).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#D9D3BB color codes

HEX	`#D9D3BB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 211, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, -1.96, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 12.78, 98.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.878, 64.929, 56.33)`
Decimal	`14275515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D3BB, 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 #D9D3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #D9D3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d3bb; }
.text { color: #d9d3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 211 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d3bb, #d0d9bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9D3BB?: #D9D3BB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D3BB?: The RGB value is 217, 211, 187: 217 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D3BB?: The complementary color is #BBC1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.