What color is #D1DEBA?

#D1DEBA 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 #D1DEBA?

The RGB value is 209, 222, 186: 209 red, 222 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DEBA?

The complementary color is #C7BADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DEBA color

#D1DEBA rgb(209, 222, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1DEBA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 87.1% green and 72.9% blue (209, 222, 186).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% 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 14.87:1).

#D1DEBA color codes

HEX	`#D1DEBA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 222, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 87.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.67, -10.62, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.67, 19.38, 123.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.277, 69.343, 56.601)`
Decimal	`13754042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DEBA, 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 #D1DEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #D1DEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1deba; }
.text { color: #d1deba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1deba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 222 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1deba, #bfdeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D1DEBA?: #D1DEBA 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 #D1DEBA?: The RGB value is 209, 222, 186: 209 red, 222 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DEBA?: The complementary color is #C7BADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.