What color is #D0D9BE?

#D0D9BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D9BE?

The RGB value is 208, 217, 190: 208 red, 217 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D9BE?

The complementary color is #C7BED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D9BE color

#D0D9BE rgb(208, 217, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0D9BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 85.1% green and 74.5% blue (208, 217, 190).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#D0D9BE color codes

HEX	`#D0D9BE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 217, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 85.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.38, -7.78, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.38, 14.53, 122.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.118, 66.753, 58.423)`
Decimal	`13687230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D9BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D0D9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D0D9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d9be; }
.text { color: #d0d9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 217 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d9be, #c3d9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0D9BE?: #D0D9BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D9BE?: The RGB value is 208, 217, 190: 208 red, 217 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D9BE?: The complementary color is #C7BED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.