What color is #D9D28F?

#D9D28F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D28F?

The RGB value is 217, 210, 143: 217 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D28F?

The complementary color is #8F96D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D28F color

#D9D28F rgb(217, 210, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D28F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.4% green and 56.1% blue (217, 210, 143).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 49% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 34% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#D9D28F color codes

HEX	`#D9D28F`
RGB	`rgb(217, 210, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 49%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 34%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.35, -7.53, 34.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.35, 34.95, 102.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.62, 62.829, 35.126)`
Decimal	`14275215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D28F, 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 #D9D28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #D9D28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d28f; }
.text { color: #d9d28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 210 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d28f, #bbd98f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D9D28F?: #D9D28F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D28F?: The RGB value is 217, 210, 143: 217 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D28F?: The complementary color is #8F96D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.