What color is #D2DCB4?

#D2DCB4 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 #D2DCB4?

The RGB value is 210, 220, 180: 210 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2DCB4?

The complementary color is #BEB4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2DCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2DCB4 color

#D2DCB4 rgb(210, 220, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2DCB4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 86.3% green and 70.6% blue (210, 220, 180).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#D2DCB4 color codes

HEX	`#D2DCB4`
RGB	`rgb(210, 220, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 86.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.1, -10.19, 18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.1, 21.17, 118.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.409, 68.183, 53.149)`
Decimal	`13819060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2DCB4, 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 #D2DCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2DCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #D2DCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2dcb4; }
.text { color: #d2dcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2dcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 220 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2dcb4, #bedcb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D2DCB4?: #D2DCB4 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 #D2DCB4?: The RGB value is 210, 220, 180: 210 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2DCB4?: The complementary color is #BEB4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2DCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.