What color is #D4D9CA?

#D4D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D9CA?

The RGB value is 212, 217, 202: 212 red, 217 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D9CA?

The complementary color is #CFCAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D9CA color

#D4D9CA rgb(212, 217, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.1% green and 79.2% blue (212, 217, 202).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#D4D9CA color codes

HEX	`#D4D9CA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 217, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, -4.36, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 8.07, 122.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.623, 67.887, 65.67)`
Decimal	`13949386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D9CA, 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 #D4D9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #D4D9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d9ca; }
.text { color: #d4d9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 217 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d9ca, #cdd9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4D9CA?: #D4D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D9CA?: The RGB value is 212, 217, 202: 212 red, 217 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D9CA?: The complementary color is #CFCAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.