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#D1BD85 Color

#D1BD85 is rgb(209, 189, 133) in RGB, hsl(44, 45%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1BD85
HEX#D1BD85
RGBrgb(209, 189, 133)
HSLhsl(44, 45%, 67%)
HSVhsv(44, 36%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.077 90.7)
LABlab(77.33% 1.41 31.08)
LCHlch(77.33% 31.11 87.40)

What #D1BD85 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D1BD85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#D1BD85 Channel Values

How #D1BD85 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 209 · G 189 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 45% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 36% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 36% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1BD85 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D1BD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1BD85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D1BD85

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1BD85.

How #D1BD85 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D1BD85
Protanopia#C1C185
Protanomaly#C7BF85
Deuteranopia#C4C484
Deuteranomaly#C9C184
Tritanopia#D6B7B7
Tritanomaly#D4BAA5
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1BD85 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d1bd85: #D1BD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1BD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1bd85': '#D1BD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.741, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_d1bd85">#D1BD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1BD85"

More Yellow Colors

#D1BD85 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D1BD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1BD85?

#D1BD85 is a light yellow — rgb(209, 189, 133) in RGB and hsl(44, 45%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #D1BD85?

#D1BD85 is rgb(209, 189, 133) — red 209, green 189, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1BD85?

#D1BD85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1BD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1BD85 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1BD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1BD85 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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