What color is #D2D6B6?

#D2D6B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D6B6?

The RGB value is 210, 214, 182: 210 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D6B6?

The complementary color is #BAB6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D6B6?

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.

#D2D6B6 color

#D2D6B6 rgb(210, 214, 182)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2D6B6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 83.9% green and 71.4% blue (210, 214, 182).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 28% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D2D6B6 color codes

HEX	`#D2D6B6`
RGB	`rgb(210, 214, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 83.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 28%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -6.82, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 16.81, 113.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.068, 65.172, 53.715)`
Decimal	`13817526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D6B6, 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 #D2D6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D6B6 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 #D2D6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d6b6; }
.text { color: #d2d6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 214 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d6b6, #c2d6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D6B6?: #D2D6B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D6B6?: The RGB value is 210, 214, 182: 210 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D6B6?: The complementary color is #BAB6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D6B6?: 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.