What color is #D5D4A2?

#D5D4A2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D4A2?

The RGB value is 213, 212, 162: 213 red, 212 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D4A2?

The complementary color is #A2A3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D4A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D4A2 color

#D5D4A2 rgb(213, 212, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5D4A2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.1% green and 63.5% blue (213, 212, 162).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 38% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#D5D4A2 color codes

HEX	`#D5D4A2`
RGB	`rgb(213, 212, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 38%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -7.64, 24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 26.09, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.506, 63.843, 43.469)`
Decimal	`14013602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D4A2, 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 #D5D4A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D4A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #D5D4A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d4a2; }
.text { color: #d5d4a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d4a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 212 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d4a2, #bdd5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5D4A2?: #D5D4A2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D4A2?: The RGB value is 213, 212, 162: 213 red, 212 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D4A2?: The complementary color is #A2A3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D4A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.