What color is #D7DCAE?

#D7DCAE 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 #D7DCAE?

The RGB value is 215, 220, 174: 215 red, 220 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DCAE?

The complementary color is #B3AEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DCAE color

#D7DCAE rgb(215, 220, 174)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7DCAE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.3% green and 68.2% blue (215, 220, 174).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#D7DCAE color codes

HEX	`#D7DCAE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 220, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, -9.27, 22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 23.96, 112.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.257, 68.69, 50.068)`
Decimal	`14146734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DCAE, 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 #D7DCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #D7DCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dcae; }
.text { color: #d7dcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 220 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dcae, #c0dcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D7DCAE?: #D7DCAE 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 #D7DCAE?: The RGB value is 215, 220, 174: 215 red, 220 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DCAE?: The complementary color is #B3AEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.