What color is #D0E1BD?

#D0E1BD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0E1BD?

The RGB value is 208, 225, 189: 208 red, 225 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0E1BD?

The complementary color is #CEBDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0E1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0E1BD color

#D0E1BD rgb(208, 225, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0E1BD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 88.2% green and 74.1% blue (208, 225, 189).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#D0E1BD color codes

HEX	`#D0E1BD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 225, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 88.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.45, -12, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.45, 19.78, 127.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.122, 70.934, 58.553)`
Decimal	`13689277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0E1BD, 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 #D0E1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0E1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #D0E1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0e1bd; }
.text { color: #d0e1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0e1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 225 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0e1bd, #bee1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D0E1BD?: #D0E1BD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0E1BD?: The RGB value is 208, 225, 189: 208 red, 225 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0E1BD?: The complementary color is #CEBDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0E1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.