What color is #D5E89B?

#D5E89B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E89B?

The RGB value is 213, 232, 155: 213 red, 232 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E89B?

The complementary color is #AE9BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E89B color

#D5E89B rgb(213, 232, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E89B is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91% green and 60.8% blue (213, 232, 155).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#D5E89B color codes

HEX	`#D5E89B`
RGB	`rgb(213, 232, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 33%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, -18.58, 35.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 40.01, 117.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.213, 74.226, 42.054)`
Decimal	`14018715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E89B, 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 #D5E89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #D5E89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e89b; }
.text { color: #d5e89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 232 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e89b, #afe89b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5E89B?: #D5E89B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E89B?: The RGB value is 213, 232, 155: 213 red, 232 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E89B?: The complementary color is #AE9BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.