What color is #D5EBA6?

#D5EBA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EBA6?

The RGB value is 213, 235, 166: 213 red, 235 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EBA6?

The complementary color is #BCA6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EBA6 color

#D5EBA6 rgb(213, 235, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EBA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 92.2% green and 65.1% blue (213, 235, 166).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#D5EBA6 color codes

HEX	`#D5EBA6`
RGB	`rgb(213, 235, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 92.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.01, -18.61, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.01, 36.29, 120.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.031, 76.316, 47.426)`
Decimal	`14019494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EBA6, 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 #D5EBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #D5EBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eba6; }
.text { color: #d5eba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 235 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eba6, #b3eba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5EBA6?: #D5EBA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EBA6?: The RGB value is 213, 235, 166: 213 red, 235 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EBA6?: The complementary color is #BCA6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.