What color is #D9D4C8?

#D9D4C8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D4C8?

The RGB value is 217, 212, 200: 217 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D4C8?

The complementary color is #C8CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D4C8 color

#D9D4C8 rgb(217, 212, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D4C8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.1% green and 78.4% blue (217, 212, 200).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Athena (#DCD7CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#D9D4C8 color codes

HEX	`#D9D4C8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 212, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85, -0.36, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85, 6.55, 93.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.583, 66.009, 64.077)`
Decimal	`14275784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D4C8, 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 #D9D4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #D9D4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d4c8; }
.text { color: #d9d4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 212 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d4c8, #d5d9c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D4C8?: #D9D4C8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D4C8?: The RGB value is 217, 212, 200: 217 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D4C8?: The complementary color is #C8CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.