What color is #D8DBB2?

#D8DBB2 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 #D8DBB2?

The RGB value is 216, 219, 178: 216 red, 219 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DBB2?

The complementary color is #B5B2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DBB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DBB2 color

#D8DBB2 rgb(216, 219, 178)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8DBB2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.9% green and 69.8% blue (216, 219, 178).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#D8DBB2 color codes

HEX	`#D8DBB2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 219, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, -7.81, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 21.35, 111.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.686, 68.477, 52.079)`
Decimal	`14212018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DBB2, 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 #D8DBB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DBB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #D8DBB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dbb2; }
.text { color: #d8dbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dbb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 219 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dbb2, #c3dbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D8DBB2?: #D8DBB2 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 #D8DBB2?: The RGB value is 216, 219, 178: 216 red, 219 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DBB2?: The complementary color is #B5B2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DBB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.