What color is #D7DCA9?

#D7DCA9 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 #D7DCA9?

The RGB value is 215, 220, 169: 215 red, 220 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DCA9?

The complementary color is #AEA9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DCA9?

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.

#D7DCA9 color

#D7DCA9 rgb(215, 220, 169)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7DCA9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.3% green and 66.3% blue (215, 220, 169).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D7DCA9 color codes

HEX	`#D7DCA9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 220, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, -9.99, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 26.52, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.779, 68.499, 47.548)`
Decimal	`14146729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DCA9, 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 #D7DCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DCA9 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 #D7DCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dca9; }
.text { color: #d7dca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 220 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dca9, #bddca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D7DCA9?: #D7DCA9 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 #D7DCA9?: The RGB value is 215, 220, 169: 215 red, 220 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DCA9?: The complementary color is #AEA9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DCA9?: 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.