What color is #D9DCA8?

#D9DCA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCA8?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 168: 217 red, 220 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCA8?

The complementary color is #ABA8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCA8 color

#D9DCA8 rgb(217, 220, 168)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9DCA8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 65.9% blue (217, 220, 168).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#D9DCA8 color codes

HEX	`#D9DCA8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.39, -9.39, 25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.39, 26.98, 110.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.276, 68.766, 47.083)`
Decimal	`14277800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCA8, 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 #D9DCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #D9DCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dca8; }
.text { color: #d9dca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dca8, #bfdca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D9DCA8?: #D9DCA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCA8?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 168: 217 red, 220 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCA8?: The complementary color is #ABA8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.