What color is #D5D5B8?

#D5D5B8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D5B8?

The RGB value is 213, 213, 184: 213 red, 213 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D5B8?

The complementary color is #B8B8D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D5B8 color

#D5D5B8 rgb(213, 213, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5D5B8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.5% green and 72.2% blue (213, 213, 184).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#D5D5B8 color codes

HEX	`#D5D5B8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 213, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.58, -4.91, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.58, 15.18, 108.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.886, 65.196, 54.767)`
Decimal	`14013880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D5B8, 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 #D5D5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #D5D5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d5b8; }
.text { color: #d5d5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 213 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d5b8, #c7d5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5D5B8?: #D5D5B8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D5B8?: The RGB value is 213, 213, 184: 213 red, 213 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D5B8?: The complementary color is #B8B8D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.