What color is #D6D8C3?

#D6D8C3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D8C3?

The RGB value is 214, 216, 195: 214 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D8C3?

The complementary color is #C5C3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D8C3 color

#D6D8C3 rgb(214, 216, 195)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6D8C3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 84.7% green and 76.5% blue (214, 216, 195).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#D6D8C3 color codes

HEX	`#D6D8C3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 216, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 84.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, -4.32, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 11.01, 113.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.136, 67.348, 61.345)`
Decimal	`14080195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D8C3, 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 #D6D8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #D6D8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d8c3; }
.text { color: #d6d8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 216 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d8c3, #ccd8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6D8C3?: #D6D8C3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D8C3?: The RGB value is 214, 216, 195: 214 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D8C3?: The complementary color is #C5C3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.