What color is #D5D4BE?

#D5D4BE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D4BE?

The RGB value is 213, 212, 190: 213 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D4BE?

The complementary color is #BEBFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D4BE color

#D5D4BE rgb(213, 212, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D4BE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (213, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#D5D4BE color codes

HEX	`#D5D4BE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, -3.43, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 11.54, 107.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.277, 64.951, 58.067)`
Decimal	`14013630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D4BE, 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 #D5D4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #D5D4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d4be; }
.text { color: #d5d4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d4be, #cbd5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5D4BE?: #D5D4BE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D4BE?: The RGB value is 213, 212, 190: 213 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D4BE?: The complementary color is #BEBFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.