What color is #D5DFBE?

#D5DFBE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DFBE?

The RGB value is 213, 223, 190: 213 red, 223 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DFBE?

The complementary color is #C8BEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DFBE color

#D5DFBE rgb(213, 223, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DFBE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.5% green and 74.5% blue (213, 223, 190).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#D5DFBE color codes

HEX	`#D5DFBE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 223, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, -9.07, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 17.57, 121.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.121, 70.639, 59.015)`
Decimal	`14016446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DFBE, 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 #D5DFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #D5DFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dfbe; }
.text { color: #d5dfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 223 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dfbe, #c5dfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #D5DFBE?: #D5DFBE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DFBE?: The RGB value is 213, 223, 190: 213 red, 223 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DFBE?: The complementary color is #C8BEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.