Information about #D9D97D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #D9D97D reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Somerset (#DFDD78). Slightly further away sit Hypnotic (#D1E182) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).
The recipe behind #D9D97D is rgb(217, 217, 125), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9D97D: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #D9D97D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#D9D97D color variations
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#D9D97D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D9D97D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D9D97D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D9D97D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D9D97D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D9D97D color
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Nearest named colors to #D9D97D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DFDD78
#D1E182
#E3D474
#DDE574
#E7D27C
#D1E189
#CCCF82
#D4E687
#E4D96F
#D7CF8C
#C9D179
#E2CA76
#D9D97D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D9D97D
- RGB217, 217, 125
- CMYK0, 0, 36, 15
- CSSrgb(217, 217, 125)
- HSL60°, 55%, 67%
- HSL Precise60°, 54.762%, 67.059%
- HSV60°, 42%, 85%
- HSB60°, 42%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
- GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.851, 0.490)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.851, 0.490, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.851, 0.490)
- Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDD9D97D
- DECIMAL ID14276989
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
