#d8d9cd

Color #d8d9cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#d8d9cd

RGB

rgb(216, 217, 205)

HSL

hsl(65, 13.6%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 5.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 5.5%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(86.32, -2.46, 5.79)

LCH

lch(86.32, 6.29, 113.02)

OKLCH

oklch(88.1%, 0.0162, 110.56)

HWB

hwb(65, 80.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecdd9

Analogous

#d9d4cd

#d8d9cd

#d2d9cd

Triadic

#d8d9cd

#cdd8d9

#d9cdd8

Split-complementary

#d8d9cd

#cdd2d9

#d4cdd9

Tetradic

#d8d9cd

#cdd9ce

#cecdd9

#d9cdd8

Square

#d8d9cd

#cdd9d4

#cecdd9

#d9cdd2

Shades

Color #d8d9cd mixed toward black.

#b9bba5

#9a9c7d

#75785b

#4e503d

#27281e

Tints

Color #d8d9cd mixed toward white.

#dedfd5

#e5e6de

#ebece6

#f2f2ee

#f8f9f7

Tones

Color #d8d9cd mixed toward gray.

#d7d8ce

#d6d7cf

#d5d6d0

#d5d5d1

#d4d4d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d8d0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#d8d8d1 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#d8d2d3 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 5.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #d8d9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d8d9cd]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#d8d9cd (#d8d9cd) is rgb(216, 217, 205) in RGB.

No, #d8d9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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