What color is #D6D8BE?

#D6D8BE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D8BE?

The RGB value is 214, 216, 190: 214 red, 216 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D8BE?

The complementary color is #C0BED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D8BE color

#D6D8BE rgb(214, 216, 190)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6D8BE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 84.7% green and 74.5% blue (214, 216, 190).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#D6D8BE color codes

HEX	`#D6D8BE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 216, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 84.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, -5.14, 12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 13.61, 112.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.581, 67.126, 58.418)`
Decimal	`14080190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D8BE, 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 #D6D8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #D6D8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d8be; }
.text { color: #d6d8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 216 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d8be, #c9d8be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D8BE?: #D6D8BE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D8BE?: The RGB value is 214, 216, 190: 214 red, 216 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D8BE?: The complementary color is #C0BED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.