What color is #D1D39A?

#D1D39A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D39A?

The RGB value is 209, 211, 154: 209 red, 211 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D39A?

The complementary color is #9C9AD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D39A color

#D1D39A rgb(209, 211, 154)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1D39A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 82.7% green and 60.4% blue (209, 211, 154).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#D1D39A color codes

HEX	`#D1D39A`
RGB	`rgb(209, 211, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 82.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, -9.72, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 29.73, 109.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.422, 62.478, 39.705)`
Decimal	`13751194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D39A, 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 #D1D39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #D1D39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d39a; }
.text { color: #d1d39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 211 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d39a, #b4d39a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D1D39A?: #D1D39A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D39A?: The RGB value is 209, 211, 154: 209 red, 211 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D39A?: The complementary color is #9C9AD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.