What color is #D8DEAD?

#D8DEAD 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 #D8DEAD?

The RGB value is 216, 222, 173: 216 red, 222 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DEAD?

The complementary color is #B3ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DEAD color

#D8DEAD rgb(216, 222, 173)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8DEAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.1% green and 67.8% blue (216, 222, 173).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#D8DEAD color codes

HEX	`#D8DEAD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 222, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.93, -10.06, 23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.93, 25.49, 113.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.983, 69.859, 49.746)`
Decimal	`14212781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DEAD, 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 #D8DEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #D8DEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dead; }
.text { color: #d8dead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 222 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dead, #bfdead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D8DEAD?: #D8DEAD 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 #D8DEAD?: The RGB value is 216, 222, 173: 216 red, 222 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DEAD?: The complementary color is #B3ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.