What color is #D9D9C2?

#D9D9C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D9C2?

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

What is the complementary color of #D9D9C2?

The complementary color is #C2C2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D9C2 color

#D9D9C2 rgb(217, 217, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9D9C2 is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#D9D9C2 color codes

HEX	`#D9D9C2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 217, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.14, -3.94, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.14, 12.01, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.165, 68.273, 60.879)`
Decimal	`14277058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D9C2, 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 #D9D9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #D9D9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d9c2; }
.text { color: #d9d9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 217 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d9c2, #ced9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9D9C2?: #D9D9C2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D9C2?: The RGB value is 217, 217, 194: 217 red, 217 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D9C2?: The complementary color is #C2C2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.