What color is #D7DCA6?

#D7DCA6 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 #D7DCA6?

The RGB value is 215, 220, 166: 215 red, 220 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DCA6?

The complementary color is #ABA6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DCA6 color

#D7DCA6 rgb(215, 220, 166)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7DCA6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.3% green and 65.1% blue (215, 220, 166).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D7DCA6 color codes

HEX	`#D7DCA6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 220, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, -10.41, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 28.05, 111.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.5, 68.387, 46.082)`
Decimal	`14146726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DCA6, 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 #D7DCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D7DCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dca6; }
.text { color: #d7dca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 220 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dca6, #bcdca6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7DCA6?: #D7DCA6 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 #D7DCA6?: The RGB value is 215, 220, 166: 215 red, 220 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DCA6?: The complementary color is #ABA6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.