What color is #D8DCBF?

#D8DCBF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DCBF?

The RGB value is 216, 220, 191: 216 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DCBF?

The complementary color is #C3BFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DCBF color

#D8DCBF rgb(216, 220, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DCBF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.3% green and 74.9% blue (216, 220, 191).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D8DCBF color codes

HEX	`#D8DCBF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 220, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.77, -6.32, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.77, 15.18, 114.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.315, 69.547, 59.369)`
Decimal	`14212287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DCBF, 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 #D8DCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D8DCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dcbf; }
.text { color: #d8dcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 220 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dcbf, #cadcbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DCBF?: #D8DCBF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DCBF?: The RGB value is 216, 220, 191: 216 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DCBF?: The complementary color is #C3BFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.