What color is #D4DCBA?

#D4DCBA 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 #D4DCBA?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 186: 212 red, 220 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DCBA?

The complementary color is #C2BADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DCBA color

#D4DCBA rgb(212, 220, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DCBA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 72.9% blue (212, 220, 186).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#D4DCBA color codes

HEX	`#D4DCBA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -8.54, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 17.97, 118.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.606, 68.729, 56.465)`
Decimal	`13950138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DCBA, 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 #D4DCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #D4DCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dcba; }
.text { color: #d4dcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dcba, #c3dcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4DCBA?: #D4DCBA 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 #D4DCBA?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 186: 212 red, 220 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DCBA?: The complementary color is #C2BADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.