What color is #D9DAC8?

#D9DAC8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DAC8?

The RGB value is 217, 218, 200: 217 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DAC8?

The complementary color is #C9C8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DAC8 color

#D9DAC8 rgb(217, 218, 200)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9DAC8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.5% green and 78.4% blue (217, 218, 200).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#D9DAC8 color codes

HEX	`#D9DAC8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 218, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.54, -3.47, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.54, 9.41, 111.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.111, 69.065, 64.586)`
Decimal	`14277320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DAC8, 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 #D9DAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #D9DAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dac8; }
.text { color: #d9dac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 218 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dac8, #d0dac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9DAC8?: #D9DAC8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DAC8?: The RGB value is 217, 218, 200: 217 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DAC8?: The complementary color is #C9C8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.