What color is #D3DCB4?

#D3DCB4 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 #D3DCB4?

The RGB value is 211, 220, 180: 211 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DCB4?

The complementary color is #BDB4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DCB4 color

#D3DCB4 rgb(211, 220, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DCB4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.3% green and 70.6% blue (211, 220, 180).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#D3DCB4 color codes

HEX	`#D3DCB4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 220, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -9.83, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 21.1, 117.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.694, 68.331, 53.163)`
Decimal	`13884596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DCB4, 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 #D3DCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #D3DCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dcb4; }
.text { color: #d3dcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 220 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dcb4, #bfdcb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D3DCB4?: #D3DCB4 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 #D3DCB4?: The RGB value is 211, 220, 180: 211 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DCB4?: The complementary color is #BDB4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.