What color is #D4D4C7?

#D4D4C7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D4C7?

The RGB value is 212, 212, 199: 212 red, 212 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D4C7?

The complementary color is #C7C7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D4C7 color

#D4D4C7 rgb(212, 212, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D4C7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 83.1% green and 78% blue (212, 212, 199).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#D4D4C7 color codes

HEX	`#D4D4C7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 212, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 83.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.59, -2.29, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.59, 6.82, 109.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.002, 65.208, 63.394)`
Decimal	`13948103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D4C7, 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 #D4D4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #D4D4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d4c7; }
.text { color: #d4d4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 212 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d4c7, #ced4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4D4C7?: #D4D4C7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D4C7?: The RGB value is 212, 212, 199: 212 red, 212 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D4C7?: The complementary color is #C7C7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.