What color is #D6D6C5?

#D6D6C5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D6C5?

The RGB value is 214, 214, 197: 214 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D6C5?

The complementary color is #C5C5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D6C5 color

#D6D6C5 rgb(214, 214, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6D6C5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.9% green and 77.3% blue (214, 214, 197).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#D6D6C5 color codes

HEX	`#D6D6C5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 214, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, -2.96, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 8.9, 109.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.855, 66.421, 62.374)`
Decimal	`14079685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D6C5, 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 #D6D6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #D6D6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d6c5; }
.text { color: #d6d6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 214 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d6c5, #ced6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6D6C5?: #D6D6C5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D6C5?: The RGB value is 214, 214, 197: 214 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D6C5?: The complementary color is #C5C5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.