What color is #D5D2C4?

#D5D2C4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D2C4?

The RGB value is 213, 210, 196: 213 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D2C4?

The complementary color is #C4C7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D2C4 color

#D5D2C4 rgb(213, 210, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D2C4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82.4% green and 76.9% blue (213, 210, 196).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Landing (#D2CFC1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#D5D2C4 color codes

HEX	`#D5D2C4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 210, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.08, -1.4, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.08, 7.43, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.45, 64.225, 61.426)`
Decimal	`14013124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D2C4, 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 #D5D2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #D5D2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d2c4; }
.text { color: #d5d2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 210 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d2c4, #d0d5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5D2C4?: #D5D2C4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D2C4?: The RGB value is 213, 210, 196: 213 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D2C4?: The complementary color is #C4C7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.