What color is #D5E8BD?

#D5E8BD is a very 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 #D5E8BD?

The RGB value is 213, 232, 189: 213 red, 232 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E8BD?

The complementary color is #D0BDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E8BD color

#D5E8BD rgb(213, 232, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E8BD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91% green and 74.1% blue (213, 232, 189).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#D5E8BD color codes

HEX	`#D5E8BD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 232, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -13.75, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 23.33, 126.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.481, 75.533, 59.264)`
Decimal	`14018749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E8BD, 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 #D5E8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #D5E8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e8bd; }
.text { color: #d5e8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 232 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e8bd, #c0e8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D5E8BD?: #D5E8BD is a very 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 #D5E8BD?: The RGB value is 213, 232, 189: 213 red, 232 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E8BD?: The complementary color is #D0BDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.