What color is #D9D8CE?

#D9D8CE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D8CE?

The RGB value is 217, 216, 206: 217 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D8CE?

The complementary color is #CECFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D8CE color

#D9D8CE rgb(217, 216, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D8CE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.7% green and 80.8% blue (217, 216, 206).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Feather (#DAD9CE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#D9D8CE color codes

HEX	`#D9D8CE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 216, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -1.42, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 5.24, 105.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.31, 68.32, 68.18)`
Decimal	`14276814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D8CE, 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 #D9D8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #D9D8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d8ce; }
.text { color: #d9d8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 216 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d8ce, #d4d9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9D8CE?: #D9D8CE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D8CE?: The RGB value is 217, 216, 206: 217 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D8CE?: The complementary color is #CECFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.