What color is #D5D7BF?

#D5D7BF is a light, grayish yellow known as Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medlar?

The RGB value is 213, 215, 191: 213 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medlar?

The complementary color is #C1BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medlar color: hex code #D5D7BF

#D5D7BF rgb(213, 215, 191)

Shades of yellow

Medlar has the hex code #D5D7BF. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 84.3% green and 74.9% blue (213, 215, 191).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

Medlar (#D5D7BF) color codes

HEX	`#D5D7BF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 215, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 84.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.26, -4.82, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.26, 12.58, 112.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.144, 66.509, 58.896)`
Decimal	`14014399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medlar, 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 #D5D7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #D5D7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d7bf; }
.text { color: #d5d7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 215 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d7bf, #c9d7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D5D7BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5D7BF?: #D5D7BF is a light, grayish yellow known as Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medlar?: The RGB value is 213, 215, 191: 213 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medlar?: The complementary color is #C1BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.