What color is #D9D7B5?

#D9D7B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D7B5?

The RGB value is 217, 215, 181: 217 red, 215 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D7B5?

The complementary color is #B5B7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D7B5 color

#D9D7B5 rgb(217, 215, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D7B5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.3% green and 71% blue (217, 215, 181).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 32% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#D9D7B5 color codes

HEX	`#D9D7B5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 215, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 32%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, -4.95, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 17.77, 106.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.256, 66.689, 53.352)`
Decimal	`14276533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D7B5, 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 #D9D7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #D9D7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d7b5; }
.text { color: #d9d7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 215 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d7b5, #c9d9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D7B5?: #D9D7B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D7B5?: The RGB value is 217, 215, 181: 217 red, 215 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D7B5?: The complementary color is #B5B7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.