What color is #D4D8AF?

#D4D8AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D8AF?

The RGB value is 212, 216, 175: 212 red, 216 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D8AF?

The complementary color is #B3AFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D8AF color

#D4D8AF rgb(212, 216, 175)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4D8AF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.7% green and 68.6% blue (212, 216, 175).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#D4D8AF color codes

HEX	`#D4D8AF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 216, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.1, -8.19, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.1, 21.43, 112.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.445, 66.204, 50.196)`
Decimal	`13949103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D8AF, 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 #D4D8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #D4D8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d8af; }
.text { color: #d4d8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 216 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d8af, #c0d8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D4D8AF?: #D4D8AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D8AF?: The RGB value is 212, 216, 175: 212 red, 216 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D8AF?: The complementary color is #B3AFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.