Winter Hazel Color
Winter Hazel is a yellow color with hex code #D5D195. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with winter hazel, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Winter Hazel Color Values
What Does Winter Hazel Mean?
Winter Hazel belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Winter Hazel reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Winter Hazel is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: pale greenish yellow, #EBE8A4).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Winter Hazel
Winter Hazel and #9599D5 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #D5B195 and #B9D595, which sit beside winter hazel on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair winter hazel with triadic partners #95D5D1 and #D195D5. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pine Glade —
#C7CD90(Delta E 5) - Deco —
#D2DA97(Delta E 6) - Sapling —
#DED4A4(Delta E 7) - Yuma —
#CEC291(Delta E 8) - Double Colonial White —
#EEE3AD(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #D5D195; }
.background { background-color: #D5D195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #D5D195; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #D5D19540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for winter hazel?
Winter Hazel has the hex code #D5D195. In RGB notation it is rgb(213, 209, 149), in HSL it is hsl(56, 43%, 71%), and its OKLCH value is 0.85, 0.078, 104.7.
What does the color winter hazel mean?
Yellow-family colors like winter hazel carry distinct psychological associations. Winter Hazel belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Winter Hazel reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with winter hazel?
Winter Hazel has three easy routes: its complement #9599D5 for punch, its neighbors #D5B195 and #B9D595 for something calmer, or triadic partners #95D5D1 and #D195D5 when you want energy.
Is winter hazel a standard web color?
No — Winter Hazel is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #D5D195 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make winter hazel lighter or darker?
To lighten winter hazel, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F8F7ED (lightest tint) to #2C2A11 (darkest shade).
About Winter Hazel
Winter Hazel is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #D5D195 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.