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#D8CFAB Color

#D8CFAB is rgb(216, 207, 171) in RGB, hsl(48, 37%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8CFAB
HEX#D8CFAB
RGBrgb(216, 207, 171)
HSLhsl(48, 37%, 76%)
HSVhsv(48, 21%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.049 95.6)
LABlab(83.17% -1.05 19.15)
LCHlch(83.17% 19.18 93.15)

What #D8CFAB 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 #D8CFAB, 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.

#D8CFAB Channel Values

How #D8CFAB 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 216 · G 207 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 37% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 21% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 21% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8CFAB 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D8CFAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8CFAB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D8CFAB

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 #D8CFAB.

How #D8CFAB 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#D8CFAB
Protanopia#D1D1AB
Protanomaly#D4D0AB
Deuteranopia#D2D2AB
Deuteranomaly#D4D1AB
Tritanopia#DCCBCB
Tritanomaly#DACDBF
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8CFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8cfab: #D8CFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8CFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8cfab': '#D8CFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.812, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_d8cfab">#D8CFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8CFAB"

More Yellow Colors

#D8CFAB sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D8CFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8CFAB?

#D8CFAB is a light yellow — rgb(216, 207, 171) in RGB and hsl(48, 37%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #D8CFAB?

#D8CFAB is rgb(216, 207, 171) — red 216, green 207, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8CFAB?

#D8CFAB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8CFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8CFAB scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8CFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8CFAB 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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