What color is #D7DAB9?

#D7DAB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DAB9?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 185: 215 red, 218 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAB9?

The complementary color is #BCB9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAB9 color

#D7DAB9 rgb(215, 218, 185)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7DAB9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 72.5% blue (215, 218, 185).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#D7DAB9 color codes

HEX	`#D7DAB9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.05, -6.6, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.05, 17.24, 112.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.852, 68.093, 55.774)`
Decimal	`14146233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAB9, 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 #D7DAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #D7DAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dab9; }
.text { color: #d7dab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dab9, #c7dab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7DAB9?: #D7DAB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DAB9?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 185: 215 red, 218 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAB9?: The complementary color is #BCB9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.