What color is #D8DACE?

#D8DACE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DACE?

The RGB value is 216, 218, 206: 216 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DACE?

The complementary color is #D0CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DACE color

#D8DACE rgb(216, 218, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DACE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (216, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#D8DACE color codes

HEX	`#D8DACE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, -2.8, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 6.32, 116.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.529, 69.198, 68.338)`
Decimal	`14211790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DACE, 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 #D8DACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #D8DACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dace; }
.text { color: #d8dace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dace, #d2dace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DACE?: #D8DACE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DACE?: The RGB value is 216, 218, 206: 216 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DACE?: The complementary color is #D0CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.