What color is #D8D7BD?

#D8D7BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D7BD?

The RGB value is 216, 215, 189: 216 red, 215 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D7BD?

The complementary color is #BDBED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D7BD color

#D8D7BD rgb(216, 215, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8D7BD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 84.3% green and 74.1% blue (216, 215, 189).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#D8D7BD color codes

HEX	`#D8D7BD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 215, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 84.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.44, -4.07, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.44, 13.59, 107.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.804, 66.874, 57.786)`
Decimal	`14211005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D7BD, 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 #D8D7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #D8D7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d7bd; }
.text { color: #d8d7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 215 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d7bd, #ccd8bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8D7BD?: #D8D7BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D7BD?: The RGB value is 216, 215, 189: 216 red, 215 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D7BD?: The complementary color is #BDBED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.