What color is #D3D99E?

#D3D99E 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 #D3D99E?

The RGB value is 211, 217, 158: 211 red, 217 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D99E?

The complementary color is #A49ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D99E color

#D3D99E rgb(211, 217, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3D99E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.1% green and 62% blue (211, 217, 158).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#D3D99E color codes

HEX	`#D3D99E`
RGB	`rgb(211, 217, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.97, -11.48, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.97, 30.7, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.848, 65.944, 42.022)`
Decimal	`13883806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D99E, 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 #D3D99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #D3D99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d99e; }
.text { color: #d3d99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 217 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d99e, #b6d99e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D3D99E?: #D3D99E 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 #D3D99E?: The RGB value is 211, 217, 158: 211 red, 217 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D99E?: The complementary color is #A49ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.