What color is #D1DDB9?

#D1DDB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DDB9?

The RGB value is 209, 221, 185: 209 red, 221 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DDB9?

The complementary color is #C5B9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DDB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DDB9 color

#D1DDB9 rgb(209, 221, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1DDB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 86.7% green and 72.5% blue (209, 221, 185).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#D1DDB9 color codes

HEX	`#D1DDB9`
RGB	`rgb(209, 221, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 86.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.39, -10.27, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.39, 19.3, 122.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.907, 68.771, 55.955)`
Decimal	`13753785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DDB9, 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 #D1DDB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DDB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #D1DDB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ddb9; }
.text { color: #d1ddb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ddb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 221 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ddb9, #bfddb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D1DDB9?: #D1DDB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DDB9?: The RGB value is 209, 221, 185: 209 red, 221 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DDB9?: The complementary color is #C5B9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DDB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.