What color is #D9D5C9?

#D9D5C9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D5C9?

The RGB value is 217, 213, 201: 217 red, 213 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D5C9?

The complementary color is #C9CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D5C9 color

#D9D5C9 rgb(217, 213, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D5C9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.5% green and 78.8% blue (217, 213, 201).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soy Milk (#D5D2C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#D9D5C9 color codes

HEX	`#D9D5C9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 213, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, -0.71, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 6.45, 96.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.951, 66.558, 64.778)`
Decimal	`14276041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D5C9, 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 #D9D5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #D9D5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d5c9; }
.text { color: #d9d5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 213 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d5c9, #d5d9c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D5C9?: #D9D5C9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Soy Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D5C9?: The RGB value is 217, 213, 201: 217 red, 213 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D5C9?: The complementary color is #C9CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.