What color is #D9D7BC?

#D9D7BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D7BC?

The RGB value is 217, 215, 188: 217 red, 215 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D7BC?

The complementary color is #BCBED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D7BC color

#D9D7BC rgb(217, 215, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D7BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.3% green and 73.7% blue (217, 215, 188).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#D9D7BC color codes

HEX	`#D9D7BC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 215, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, -3.87, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 14.13, 105.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.992, 66.984, 57.231)`
Decimal	`14276540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D7BC, 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 #D9D7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #D9D7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d7bc; }
.text { color: #d9d7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 215 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d7bc, #ccd9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D7BC?: #D9D7BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D7BC?: The RGB value is 217, 215, 188: 217 red, 215 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D7BC?: The complementary color is #BCBED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.