What color is #D1D8BD?

#D1D8BD 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 #D1D8BD?

The RGB value is 209, 216, 189: 209 red, 216 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D8BD?

The complementary color is #C4BDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D8BD color

#D1D8BD rgb(209, 216, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1D8BD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 84.7% green and 74.1% blue (209, 216, 189).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#D1D8BD color codes

HEX	`#D1D8BD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 216, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 84.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.17, -7.08, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.17, 14.38, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.034, 66.341, 57.777)`
Decimal	`13752509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D8BD, 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 #D1D8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #D1D8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d8bd; }
.text { color: #d1d8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 216 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d8bd, #c4d8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1D8BD?: #D1D8BD 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 #D1D8BD?: The RGB value is 209, 216, 189: 209 red, 216 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D8BD?: The complementary color is #C4BDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.