What color is #D8DBAE?

#D8DBAE 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 #D8DBAE?

The RGB value is 216, 219, 174: 216 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DBAE?

The complementary color is #B1AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DBAE color

#D8DBAE rgb(216, 219, 174)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8DBAE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.9% green and 68.2% blue (216, 219, 174).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#D8DBAE color codes

HEX	`#D8DBAE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 219, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -8.4, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 23.41, 111.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.29, 68.319, 49.994)`
Decimal	`14212014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DBAE, 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 #D8DBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #D8DBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dbae; }
.text { color: #d8dbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 219 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dbae, #c2dbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D8DBAE?: #D8DBAE 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 #D8DBAE?: The RGB value is 216, 219, 174: 216 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DBAE?: The complementary color is #B1AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.