What color is #D2D8B5?

#D2D8B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D8B5?

The RGB value is 210, 216, 181: 210 red, 216 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D8B5?

The complementary color is #BBB5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D8B5 color

#D2D8B5 rgb(210, 216, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2D8B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 84.7% green and 71% blue (210, 216, 181).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#D2D8B5 color codes

HEX	`#D2D8B5`
RGB	`rgb(210, 216, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 84.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.07, -8, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.07, 18.43, 115.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.474, 66.15, 53.342)`
Decimal	`13818037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D8B5, 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 #D2D8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #D2D8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d8b5; }
.text { color: #d2d8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 216 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d8b5, #c0d8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D8B5?: #D2D8B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D8B5?: The RGB value is 210, 216, 181: 210 red, 216 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D8B5?: The complementary color is #BBB5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.