What color is #D5DFBC?

#D5DFBC 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 #D5DFBC?

The RGB value is 213, 223, 188: 213 red, 223 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DFBC?

The complementary color is #C6BCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DFBC color

#D5DFBC rgb(213, 223, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DFBC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.5% green and 73.7% blue (213, 223, 188).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% 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 15.11:1).

#D5DFBC color codes

HEX	`#D5DFBC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 223, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.27, -9.39, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.27, 18.59, 120.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.904, 70.552, 57.871)`
Decimal	`14016444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DFBC, 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 #D5DFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #D5DFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dfbc; }
.text { color: #d5dfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 223 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dfbc, #c4dfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D5DFBC?: #D5DFBC 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 #D5DFBC?: The RGB value is 213, 223, 188: 213 red, 223 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DFBC?: The complementary color is #C6BCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.