What color is #D5D9AC?

#D5D9AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D9AC?

The RGB value is 213, 217, 172: 213 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D9AC?

The complementary color is #B0ACD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D9AC color

#D5D9AC rgb(213, 217, 172)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5D9AC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.1% green and 67.5% blue (213, 217, 172).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#D5D9AC color codes

HEX	`#D5D9AC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 217, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.38, -8.77, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.38, 23.48, 111.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.699, 66.751, 48.761)`
Decimal	`14014892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D9AC, 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 #D5D9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #D5D9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d9ac; }
.text { color: #d5d9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 217 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d9ac, #bfd9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5D9AC?: #D5D9AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D9AC?: The RGB value is 213, 217, 172: 213 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D9AC?: The complementary color is #B0ACD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.