What color is #D4DACE?

#D4DACE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DACE?

The RGB value is 212, 218, 206: 212 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DACE?

The complementary color is #D4CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DACE color

#D4DACE rgb(212, 218, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DACE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (212, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#D4DACE color codes

HEX	`#D4DACE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.3, -4.18, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.3, 6.67, 128.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.362, 68.596, 68.283)`
Decimal	`13949646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DACE, 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 #D4DACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #D4DACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dace; }
.text { color: #d4dace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dace, #cedace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4DACE?: #D4DACE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DACE?: The RGB value is 212, 218, 206: 212 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DACE?: The complementary color is #D4CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.