What color is #D4DBAD?

#D4DBAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DBAD?

The RGB value is 212, 219, 173: 212 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DBAD?

The complementary color is #B4ADDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DBAD color

#D4DBAD rgb(212, 219, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DBAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.9% green and 67.8% blue (212, 219, 173).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#D4DBAD color codes

HEX	`#D4DBAD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 219, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -10.01, 21.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 24.07, 114.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.025, 67.678, 49.428)`
Decimal	`13949869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DBAD, 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 #D4DBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #D4DBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dbad; }
.text { color: #d4dbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 219 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dbad, #bddbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D4DBAD?: #D4DBAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DBAD?: The RGB value is 212, 219, 173: 212 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DBAD?: The complementary color is #B4ADDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.