What color is #D4D2BA?

#D4D2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D2BA?

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

What is the complementary color of #D4D2BA?

The complementary color is #BABCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D2BA color

#D4D2BA rgb(212, 210, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D2BA is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 55°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#D4D2BA color codes

HEX	`#D4D2BA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 210, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.78, -3.4, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.78, 12.62, 105.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.06, 63.636, 55.616)`
Decimal	`13947578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D2BA, 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 #D4D2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #D4D2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d2ba; }
.text { color: #d4d2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 210 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d2ba, #c9d4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D2BA?: #D4D2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D2BA?: The RGB value is 212, 210, 186: 212 red, 210 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D2BA?: The complementary color is #BABCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.