What color is #D9D7CF?

#D9D7CF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D7CF?

The RGB value is 217, 215, 207: 217 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D7CF?

The complementary color is #CFD1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D7CF color

#D9D7CF rgb(217, 215, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D7CF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (217, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Timid White (#D9D6CF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#D9D7CF color codes

HEX	`#D9D7CF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -0.73, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 4.24, 99.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.177, 67.858, 68.736)`
Decimal	`14276559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D7CF, 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 #D9D7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #D9D7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d7cf; }
.text { color: #d9d7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d7cf, #d6d9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9D7CF?: #D9D7CF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D7CF?: The RGB value is 217, 215, 207: 217 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D7CF?: The complementary color is #CFD1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.