What color is #D4DEBB?

#D4DEBB 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 #D4DEBB?

The RGB value is 212, 222, 187: 212 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DEBB?

The complementary color is #C5BBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DEBB color

#D4DEBB rgb(212, 222, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DEBB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 87.1% green and 73.3% blue (212, 222, 187).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#D4DEBB color codes

HEX	`#D4DEBB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 222, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 87.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.91, -9.39, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.91, 18.6, 120.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.241, 69.828, 57.203)`
Decimal	`13950651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DEBB, 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 #D4DEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #D4DEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4debb; }
.text { color: #d4debb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4debb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 222 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4debb, #c3debb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D4DEBB?: #D4DEBB 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 #D4DEBB?: The RGB value is 212, 222, 187: 212 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DEBB?: The complementary color is #C5BBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.