What color is #D4D6BF?

#D4D6BF 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 #D4D6BF?

The RGB value is 212, 214, 191: 212 red, 214 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D6BF?

The complementary color is #C1BFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D6BF color

#D4D6BF rgb(212, 214, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D6BF is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 83.9% green and 74.9% blue (212, 214, 191).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#D4D6BF color codes

HEX	`#D4D6BF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 214, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 83.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.92, -4.66, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.92, 12.07, 112.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.601, 65.852, 58.798)`
Decimal	`13948607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D6BF, 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 #D4D6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #D4D6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d6bf; }
.text { color: #d4d6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 214 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d6bf, #c9d6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4D6BF?: #D4D6BF 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 #D4D6BF?: The RGB value is 212, 214, 191: 212 red, 214 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D6BF?: The complementary color is #C1BFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.