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#D8D8BE Medlar

#D8D8BE is a very light gray named Medlar. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 84.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(216, 216, 190)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 25% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. #D8D8BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.49:1.

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Variations of #D8D8BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D8D8BE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D8D8BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D8D8BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDD7BF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD6BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCD6BD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD7BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD7BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCD4D1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9D7C7
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D7D1

#D8D8BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#D8D8BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.49:1 Super#D8D8BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D8D8BE in CSS

/* Medlar */
.color { color: #D8D8BE; }
.background { background-color: #D8D8BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D8D8BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(216 216 190);
color: hsl(60 25% 80%);
color: oklch(0.875 0.035 107.1);

#D8D8BE FAQ

What color is #D8D8BE?

#D8D8BE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Medlar. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D8D8BE?

#D8D8BE is rgb(216, 216, 190) in RGB, hsl(60, 25%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D8D8BE?

The complementary color of #D8D8BE is #BEBED8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D8D8BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #D8D8BE: 14.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D8D8BE a warm or cool color?

#D8D8BE is a neutral color.