What color is #D5DABD?

#D5DABD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DABD?

The RGB value is 213, 218, 189: 213 red, 218 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DABD?

The complementary color is #C2BDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DABD color

#D5DABD rgb(213, 218, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DABD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.5% green and 74.1% blue (213, 218, 189).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#D5DABD color codes

HEX	`#D5DABD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 218, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.99, -6.68, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.99, 15.25, 115.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.696, 67.963, 58.002)`
Decimal	`14015165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DABD, 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 #D5DABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #D5DABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dabd; }
.text { color: #d5dabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 218 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dabd, #c7dabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DABD?: #D5DABD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DABD?: The RGB value is 213, 218, 189: 213 red, 218 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DABD?: The complementary color is #C2BDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.