#D8D8C9

Accessibility

AAA

14.59:1

Vs white / black

1.44:1 · 14.59:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#d8d8c9

RGB

rgb(216, 216, 201)

RGBA

rgba(216, 216, 201, 1)

HSL

hsl(60, 16%, 82%)

HSLA

hsla(60, 16%, 82%, 1)

HSV

hsv(60, 7%, 85%)

LAB

lab(85.97% -2.62 7.39)

LCH

lch(85.97% 7.84 109.52)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8781 -0.0058 0.0194)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8781 0.0202 106.65)

XYZ

xyz(63.42, 67.93, 65.02)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 15%)

CSS

color: #d8d8c9;

CSS variable

--color-d8d8c9: #d8d8c9;

SCSS

$color-d8d8c9: #d8d8c9;

JavaScript

const color = "#d8d8c9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#d8d8c9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#d8d8c9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#d8d8c9", "rgb": { "r": 216, "g": 216, "b": 201 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8781 0.0202 106.65)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#d8d8c9-1: #d8d8c9;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 6.72 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

LightGray

Very different · ΔE 7.1 · #D3D3D3

Nearest Material color

light-green-50

Very different · ΔE 7.29 · #F1F8E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 10.52 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f6f6e7 100e9e9da 200d5d5c7 300bfbfb0 400a3a394 500878779 600717164 7005a5a4e 800454538 900303024 9501c1b10

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfcfb f9f9f6 f5f5f2 f2f2ed efefe9 ecece4 e8e8e0 e5e5db e2e2d7 dfdfd2 dbdbce d8d8c9 c6c6b8 b4b4a8 a2a297 909086 7e7e75 6c6c65 5a5a54 484843 363632 242421 121211

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfcfb f9f9f6 f5f5f2 f2f2ed efefe9 ecece4 e8e8e0 e5e5db e2e2d7 dfdfd2 dbdbce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

c6c6b8 b4b4a8 a2a297 909086 7e7e75 6c6c65 5a5a54 484843 363632 242421 121211

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d1d1c3 c9c9bd c2c2b7 bbbbb1 b3b3ab acaca5 a5a59e 9d9d98 969692 8f8f8c 878786

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#D8D8C9Stop 1 #CACAD8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#D8D1CAStop 1 #D8D8C9Stop 2 #D1D8CAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#D8D8C9Stop 1 #CAD8D8Stop 2 #D8CAD8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#D8D8C9Stop 1 #CAD1D8Stop 2 #D1CAD8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B3B2BStop 1 #68684BStop 2 #94946BStop 3 #B4B497Stop 4 #D4D4C4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #d8d8c9 works

#D8D8C9 (#d8d8c9) sits in the yellow family at about 60° hue, 16% saturation, and 82% lightness. Contrast is 1.44:1 on white and 14.59:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #d8d8c9 as small body text on white — 1.44:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 LightGray#D3D3D3 Beige#F5F5DC Gainsboro#DCDCDC Material Light Green 50#F1F8E9 Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind stone 200#E7E5E4 Material Lime 50#F9FBE7 Tailwind neutral 200#E5E5E5 OldLace#FDF5E6