What color is #D9DCBC?

#D9DCBC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCBC?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 188: 217 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #D9DCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCBC color

#D9DCBC rgb(217, 220, 188)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9DCBC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 73.7% blue (217, 220, 188).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D9DCBC color codes

HEX	`#D9DCBC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, -6.43, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 16.7, 112.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.285, 69.569, 57.662)`
Decimal	`14277820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCBC, 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 #D9DCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D9DCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dcbc; }
.text { color: #d9dcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dcbc, #c9dcbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9DCBC?: #D9DCBC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCBC?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 188: 217 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCBC?: The complementary color is #BFBCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.