What color is #D6D49D?

#D6D49D 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 #D6D49D?

The RGB value is 214, 212, 157: 214 red, 212 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D49D?

The complementary color is #9D9FD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D49D color

#D6D49D rgb(214, 212, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6D49D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.1% green and 61.6% blue (214, 212, 157).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 41% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#D6D49D color codes

HEX	`#D6D49D`
RGB	`rgb(214, 212, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 41%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -7.94, 27.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 28.67, 106.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.361, 63.818, 41.188)`
Decimal	`14079133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D49D, 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 #D6D49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #D6D49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d49d; }
.text { color: #d6d49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 212 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d49d, #bcd69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D6D49D?: #D6D49D 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 #D6D49D?: The RGB value is 214, 212, 157: 214 red, 212 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D49D?: The complementary color is #9D9FD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.