Palettes / Colors / #D7D8BB

#D7D8BB — Light Dusty Yellow

#D7D8BB is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D7D8BB 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 #BCBBD8; it also sits naturally between #D8CABB and #C8D8BB. 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 84% · Green 85% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7D8BB

.text { color: #D7D8BB; }
.background { background-color: #D7D8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7D8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 216, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 27%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7D8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 216, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7D8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 216, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7D8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7D8BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCBBD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7D8BB: #000000.

How #D7D8BB 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 #D7D8BB 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

← #D7D8BA  ·  #D7D8BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7D8BB?

#D7D8BB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 215, 216, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7D8BB?

#D7D8BB is RGB 215, 216, 187 — HSL 62°, 27%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #D7D8BB?

Its complement is #BCBBD8; analogous partners are #D8CABB and #C8D8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7D8BB for text?

Black text on #D7D8BB has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.