What color is #D4DAB7?

#D4DAB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DAB7?

The RGB value is 212, 218, 183: 212 red, 218 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DAB7?

The complementary color is #BDB7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DAB7 color

#D4DAB7 rgb(212, 218, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DAB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.5% green and 71.8% blue (212, 218, 183).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#D4DAB7 color codes

HEX	`#D4DAB7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 218, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.79, -7.99, 16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.79, 18.39, 115.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.769, 67.559, 54.629)`
Decimal	`13949623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DAB7, 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 #D4DAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #D4DAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dab7; }
.text { color: #d4dab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 218 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dab7, #c3dab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4DAB7?: #D4DAB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DAB7?: The RGB value is 212, 218, 183: 212 red, 218 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DAB7?: The complementary color is #BDB7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.