What color is #D1D89F?

#D1D89F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D89F?

The RGB value is 209, 216, 159: 209 red, 216 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D89F?

The complementary color is #A69FD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D89F color

#D1D89F rgb(209, 216, 159)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1D89F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 84.7% green and 62.4% blue (209, 216, 159).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 42% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#D1D89F color codes

HEX	`#D1D89F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 216, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 84.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 42%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -11.59, 27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 29.74, 112.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.108, 65.171, 42.365)`
Decimal	`13752479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D89F, 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 #D1D89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #D1D89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d89f; }
.text { color: #d1d89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 216 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d89f, #b5d89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D1D89F?: #D1D89F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D89F?: The RGB value is 209, 216, 159: 209 red, 216 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D89F?: The complementary color is #A69FD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.