What color is #D8DDCA?

#D8DDCA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DDCA?

The RGB value is 216, 221, 202: 216 red, 221 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DDCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #D8DDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DDCA color

#D8DDCA rgb(216, 221, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DDCA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.7% green and 79.2% blue (216, 221, 202).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#D8DDCA color codes

HEX	`#D8DDCA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 221, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, -5.03, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 10.08, 119.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.834, 70.576, 66.073)`
Decimal	`14212554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DDCA, 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 #D8DDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #D8DDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ddca; }
.text { color: #d8ddca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ddca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 221 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ddca, #ceddca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DDCA?: #D8DDCA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DDCA?: The RGB value is 216, 221, 202: 216 red, 221 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DDCA?: The complementary color is #CFCADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.