What color is #D5DDBC?

#D5DDBC 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 #D5DDBC?

The RGB value is 213, 221, 188: 213 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DDBC?

The complementary color is #C4BCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DDBC color

#D5DDBC rgb(213, 221, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DDBC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 86.7% green and 73.7% blue (213, 221, 188).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#D5DDBC color codes

HEX	`#D5DDBC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 221, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 86.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.75, -8.37, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.75, 17.45, 118.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.373, 69.49, 57.694)`
Decimal	`14015932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DDBC, 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 #D5DDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #D5DDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ddbc; }
.text { color: #d5ddbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ddbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 221 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ddbc, #c5ddbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DDBC?: #D5DDBC 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 #D5DDBC?: The RGB value is 213, 221, 188: 213 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DDBC?: The complementary color is #C4BCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.