What color is #D2D99B?

#D2D99B 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 #D2D99B?

The RGB value is 210, 217, 155: 210 red, 217 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D99B?

The complementary color is #A29BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D99B color

#D2D99B rgb(210, 217, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2D99B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 85.1% green and 60.8% blue (210, 217, 155).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#D2D99B color codes

HEX	`#D2D99B`
RGB	`rgb(210, 217, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 85.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 45%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -12.25, 29.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 32.25, 112.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.308, 65.694, 40.665)`
Decimal	`13818267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D99B, 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 #D2D99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #D2D99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d99b; }
.text { color: #d2d99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 217 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d99b, #b3d99b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D2D99B?: #D2D99B 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 #D2D99B?: The RGB value is 210, 217, 155: 210 red, 217 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D99B?: The complementary color is #A29BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.