What color is #D0D4A8?

#D0D4A8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D4A8?

The RGB value is 208, 212, 168: 208 red, 212 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D4A8?

The complementary color is #ACA8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D4A8 color

#D0D4A8 rgb(208, 212, 168)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D0D4A8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 83.1% green and 65.9% blue (208, 212, 168).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#D0D4A8 color codes

HEX	`#D0D4A8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 212, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 83.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.61, -8.65, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.61, 23.06, 112.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.623, 63.324, 46.278)`
Decimal	`13685928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D4A8, 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 #D0D4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #D0D4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d4a8; }
.text { color: #d0d4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 212 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d4a8, #bad4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D0D4A8?: #D0D4A8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D4A8?: The RGB value is 208, 212, 168: 208 red, 212 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D4A8?: The complementary color is #ACA8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.