What color is #D5E2B9?

#D5E2B9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E2B9?

The RGB value is 213, 226, 185: 213 red, 226 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E2B9?

The complementary color is #C6B9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E2B9 color

#D5E2B9 rgb(213, 226, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E2B9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 88.6% green and 72.5% blue (213, 226, 185).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#D5E2B9 color codes

HEX	`#D5E2B9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 226, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 88.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.99, -11.37, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.99, 21.82, 121.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.393, 72.042, 56.455)`
Decimal	`14017209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E2B9, 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 #D5E2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #D5E2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e2b9; }
.text { color: #d5e2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 226 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e2b9, #c1e2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D5E2B9?: #D5E2B9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E2B9?: The RGB value is 213, 226, 185: 213 red, 226 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E2B9?: The complementary color is #C6B9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.