What color is #D5D2C7?

#D5D2C7 is a light, grayish yellow known as Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soy Milk?

The RGB value is 213, 210, 199: 213 red, 210 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soy Milk?

The complementary color is #C7CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soy Milk color: hex code #D5D2C7

#D5D2C7 rgb(213, 210, 199)

Shades of gray

Soy Milk has the hex code #D5D2C7. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82.4% green and 78% blue (213, 210, 199).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 14% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

Soy Milk (#D5D2C7) color codes

HEX	`#D5D2C7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 210, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 14%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.15, -0.9, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.15, 5.88, 98.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.795, 64.363, 63.242)`
Decimal	`14013127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soy Milk, 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 #D5D2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #D5D2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d2c7; }
.text { color: #d5d2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 210 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d2c7, #d1d5c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D5D2C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5D2C7?: #D5D2C7 is a light, grayish yellow known as Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soy Milk?: The RGB value is 213, 210, 199: 213 red, 210 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soy Milk?: The complementary color is #C7CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.