What color is #D0D2A9?

#D0D2A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D2A9?

The RGB value is 208, 210, 169: 208 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D2A9?

The complementary color is #ABA9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D2A9 color

#D0D2A9 rgb(208, 210, 169)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D0D2A9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 82.4% green and 66.3% blue (208, 210, 169).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#D0D2A9 color codes

HEX	`#D0D2A9`
RGB	`rgb(208, 210, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 82.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, -7.48, 20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 21.49, 110.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.22, 62.368, 46.605)`
Decimal	`13685417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D2A9, 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 #D0D2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #D0D2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d2a9; }
.text { color: #d0d2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 210 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d2a9, #bcd2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D0D2A9?: #D0D2A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D2A9?: The RGB value is 208, 210, 169: 208 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D2A9?: The complementary color is #ABA9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.