Palettes / Colors / #D4D2BD

#D4D2BD — Light Dusty Yellow

#D4D2BD is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D4D2BD is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEC0D5; it also sits naturally between #D5C8BE and #CBD5BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 82% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 11% · Key 17%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D4D2BD

.text { color: #D4D2BD; }
.background { background-color: #D4D2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4D2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 210, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4D2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 210, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4D2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 210, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4D2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4D2BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC0D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4D2BD: #000000.

How #D4D2BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D4D2BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D4D2BC  ·  #D4D2BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4D2BD?

#D4D2BD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 212, 210, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4D2BD?

#D4D2BD is RGB 212, 210, 189 — HSL 55°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 11%, 17%.

What colors go with #D4D2BD?

Its complement is #BEC0D5; analogous partners are #D5C8BE and #CBD5BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4D2BD for text?

Black text on #D4D2BD has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.