#D5D7BFMedlar (#D5D7BF) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 111°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D5D7BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 215, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 23%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 11%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.3 -4.8 11.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.871 0.032 111) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Medlar shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ded1b2 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dcd8bb — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d5d7bf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d5d8c2 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-greenTest Medlar in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.47:1 and against black 14.3:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f2f4de · #d5d7bf · #a2a48f · #7d7e6c · #595b4b · #38392c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d5d7bf · #d0c18c · #c6aa7d · #b99372 · #a97e6a · #976b63
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d5d7bf · #a0bdae · #979a6c · #4b866b · #5c5e36 · #2b473a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d5d7bf · #b2b3a3 · #909275 · #696191 · #34351e · #191a0b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d5d7bf · #b7b7be · #818177 · #4d4c51 · #202016 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#d5d7bf · #9c9d91 · #404133 · #232415 · #040400 · #c9cd4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d7bf · #b7b6c5 · #807ba2 · #4d4573 · #20183b · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5d7bf · #b7b6c5 · #6c81a5 · #603f66 · #0d1e3d · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5d7bf · #aabbc4 · #5a879e · #6c3b52 · #351023 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5d7bf · #a8bcbe · #538c8f · #4d4573 · #381012 · #010007
#DADCC7 · #E0E1CF · #E5E6D7 · #EAEBDF · #F0F1E7
#AEAF9A · #888976 · #646555 · #424335 · #232318
#D5D6C4 · #D5D6C8 · #D5D5CD
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.