What color is #D8D5CA?

#D8D5CA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D5CA?

The RGB value is 216, 213, 202: 216 red, 213 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D5CA?

The complementary color is #CACDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D5CA color

#D8D5CA rgb(216, 213, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D5CA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 83.5% green and 79.2% blue (216, 213, 202).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soy Milk (#D5D2C7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#D8D5CA color codes

HEX	`#D8D5CA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 213, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 83.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, -0.9, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 5.86, 98.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.772, 66.452, 65.385)`
Decimal	`14210506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D5CA, 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 #D8D5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #D8D5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d5ca; }
.text { color: #d8d5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 213 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d5ca, #d4d8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8D5CA?: #D8D5CA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D5CA?: The RGB value is 216, 213, 202: 216 red, 213 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D5CA?: The complementary color is #CACDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.