What color is #D9DCBD?

#D9DCBD 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 #D9DCBD?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 189: 217 red, 220 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCBD?

The complementary color is #C0BDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCBD color

#D9DCBD rgb(217, 220, 189)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9DCBD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 74.1% blue (217, 220, 189).

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

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#D9DCBD color codes

HEX	`#D9DCBD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, -6.28, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 16.18, 112.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.393, 69.613, 58.231)`
Decimal	`14277821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCBD, 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 #D9DCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #D9DCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dcbd; }
.text { color: #d9dcbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dcbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dcbd, #c9dcbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9DCBD?: #D9DCBD 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 #D9DCBD?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 189: 217 red, 220 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCBD?: The complementary color is #C0BDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.