What color is #D7D4BD?

#D7D4BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D4BD?

The RGB value is 215, 212, 189: 215 red, 212 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D4BD?

The complementary color is #BDC0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D4BD color

#D7D4BD rgb(215, 212, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D4BD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 83.1% green and 74.1% blue (215, 212, 189).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#D7D4BD color codes

HEX	`#D7D4BD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 212, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 83.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.59, -2.88, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.59, 12.1, 103.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.752, 65.209, 57.52)`
Decimal	`14144701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D4BD, 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 #D7D4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #D7D4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d4bd; }
.text { color: #d7d4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 212 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d4bd, #cdd7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7D4BD?: #D7D4BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D4BD?: The RGB value is 215, 212, 189: 215 red, 212 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D4BD?: The complementary color is #BDC0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.