#D4D3CE Color

#D4D3CE is rgb(212, 211, 206) in RGB, hsl(50, 7%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4D3CE

HEX#D4D3CE

RGBrgb(212, 211, 206)

HSLhsl(50, 7%, 82%)

HSVhsv(50, 3%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.007 97.4)

LABlab(84.53% -0.31 2.61)

LCHlch(84.53% 2.63 96.80)

What #D4D3CE 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 #D4D3CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 2.02 Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 2.63 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 3.19 Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 3.5 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 3.62 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 4.17

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

#D4D3CE Channel Values

How #D4D3CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 212 · G 211 · B 206	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 50° · S 7% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 50° · S 3% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.5:1 vs white · 14.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4D3CE 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4D3CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4D3CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4D3CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D4D3CE

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4D3CE.

How #D4D3CE 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#D4D3CE

Protanopia#D3D3CE

Protanomaly#D4D3CE

Deuteranopia#D3D3CE

Deuteranomaly#D4D3CE

Tritanopia#D5D2D2

Tritanomaly#D4D3D1

Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4D3CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4d3ce: #D4D3CE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4D3CE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4d3ce': '#D4D3CE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.827, blue: 0.808)

Android XML<color name="color_d4d3ce">#D4D3CE</color>

SVG fillfill="#D4D3CE"

More Gray Colors

#D4D3CE sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272a d9d9d9 292524 d8d8d8 292929 d6d6d6 2a2d2f d6d3d1 2b2b2b d4d4d8 2e2e2e d4d4d4 353839 43494e 51484f 5c5c5c 6b6e70 796878 838996 8e8c84 a1a1a1 acacac bebebe d1d1d1

#D4D3CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4D3CE?

#D4D3CE is a lightest gray — rgb(212, 211, 206) in RGB and hsl(50, 7%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.02.

What is the RGB value of #D4D3CE?

#D4D3CE is rgb(212, 211, 206) — red 212, green 211, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4D3CE?

#D4D3CE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4D3CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4D3CE scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4D3CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4D3CE 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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