What color is #D7D4C2?

#D7D4C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D4C2?

The RGB value is 215, 212, 194: 215 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D4C2?

The complementary color is #C2C5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D4C2 color

#D7D4C2 rgb(215, 212, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D4C2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 83.1% green and 76.1% blue (215, 212, 194).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fennec Fox (#DAD7C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#D7D4C2 color codes

HEX	`#D7D4C2`
RGB	`rgb(215, 212, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 83.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.7, -2.07, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.7, 9.5, 102.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.304, 65.43, 60.428)`
Decimal	`14144706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D4C2, 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 #D7D4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #D7D4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d4c2; }
.text { color: #d7d4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 212 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d4c2, #d0d7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7D4C2?: #D7D4C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D4C2?: The RGB value is 215, 212, 194: 215 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D4C2?: The complementary color is #C2C5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.