What color is #D7DBB6?

#D7DBB6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DBB6?

The RGB value is 215, 219, 182: 215 red, 219 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DBB6?

The complementary color is #BAB6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DBB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DBB6 color

#D7DBB6 rgb(215, 219, 182)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7DBB6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.9% green and 71.4% blue (215, 219, 182).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#D7DBB6 color codes

HEX	`#D7DBB6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 219, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.25, -7.57, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.25, 19.32, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.799, 68.488, 54.211)`
Decimal	`14146486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DBB6, 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 #D7DBB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DBB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #D7DBB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dbb6; }
.text { color: #d7dbb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dbb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 219 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dbb6, #c5dbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7DBB6?: #D7DBB6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DBB6?: The RGB value is 215, 219, 182: 215 red, 219 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DBB6?: The complementary color is #BAB6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DBB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.