What color is #D9D6BA?

#D9D6BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D6BA?

The RGB value is 217, 214, 186: 217 red, 214 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D6BA?

The complementary color is #BABDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D6BA color

#D9D6BA rgb(217, 214, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D6BA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.9% green and 72.9% blue (217, 214, 186).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 29% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#D9D6BA color codes

HEX	`#D9D6BA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 214, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 29%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.2, -3.67, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.2, 14.68, 104.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.524, 66.391, 56.018)`
Decimal	`14276282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D6BA, 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 #D9D6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #D9D6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d6ba; }
.text { color: #d9d6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 214 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d6ba, #ccd9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D6BA?: #D9D6BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D6BA?: The RGB value is 217, 214, 186: 217 red, 214 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D6BA?: The complementary color is #BABDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.