What color is #D9D5C2?

#D9D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D5C2?

The RGB value is 217, 213, 194: 217 red, 213 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D5C2?

The complementary color is #C2C6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D5C2 color

#D9D5C2 rgb(217, 213, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.5% green and 76.1% blue (217, 213, 194).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fennec Fox (#DAD7C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#D9D5C2 color codes

HEX	`#D9D5C2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 213, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, -1.88, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 10.06, 100.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.146, 66.236, 60.539)`
Decimal	`14276034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D5C2, 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 #D9D5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #D9D5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d5c2; }
.text { color: #d9d5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 213 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d5c2, #d2d9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9D5C2?: #D9D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D5C2?: The RGB value is 217, 213, 194: 217 red, 213 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D5C2?: The complementary color is #C2C6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.