What color is #D1E1B5?

#D1E1B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1E1B5?

The RGB value is 209, 225, 181: 209 red, 225 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E1B5?

The complementary color is #C5B5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E1B5 color

#D1E1B5 rgb(209, 225, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1E1B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 88.2% green and 71% blue (209, 225, 181).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#D1E1B5 color codes

HEX	`#D1E1B5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 225, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 88.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.36, -12.91, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.36, 23.62, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.559, 70.742, 54.119)`
Decimal	`13754805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E1B5, 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 #D1E1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #D1E1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e1b5; }
.text { color: #d1e1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 225 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e1b5, #bbe1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D1E1B5?: #D1E1B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1E1B5?: The RGB value is 209, 225, 181: 209 red, 225 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E1B5?: The complementary color is #C5B5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.