What color is #D8D8BD?

#D8D8BD 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 #D8D8BD?

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

What is the complementary color of #D8D8BD?

The complementary color is #BDBDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D8BD color

#D8D8BD rgb(216, 216, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8D8BD is a light, desaturated yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#D8D8BD color codes

HEX	`#D8D8BD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 216, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 84.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -4.58, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 14.1, 108.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.059, 67.385, 57.872)`
Decimal	`14211261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D8BD, 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 #D8D8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #D8D8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d8bd; }
.text { color: #d8d8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 216 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d8bd, #cbd8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8D8BD?: #D8D8BD 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 #D8D8BD?: The RGB value is 216, 216, 189: 216 red, 216 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D8BD?: The complementary color is #BDBDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.