What color is #D2D4BA?

#D2D4BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D4BA?

The RGB value is 210, 212, 186: 210 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D4BA?

The complementary color is #BCBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D4BA?

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.

#D2D4BA color

#D2D4BA rgb(210, 212, 186)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2D4BA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 83.1% green and 72.9% blue (210, 212, 186).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D2D4BA color codes

HEX	`#D2D4BA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 212, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 83.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.14, -5.15, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.14, 13.66, 112.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.984, 64.334, 55.755)`
Decimal	`13817018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D4BA, 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 #D2D4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D4BA 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 #D2D4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d4ba; }
.text { color: #d2d4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 212 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d4ba, #c5d4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D4BA?: #D2D4BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D4BA?: The RGB value is 210, 212, 186: 210 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D4BA?: The complementary color is #BCBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D4BA?: 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.