What color is #D8E0A6?

#D8E0A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E0A6?

The RGB value is 216, 224, 166: 216 red, 224 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E0A6?

The complementary color is #AEA6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E0A6 color

#D8E0A6 rgb(216, 224, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E0A6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.8% green and 65.1% blue (216, 224, 166).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#D8E0A6 color codes

HEX	`#D8E0A6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 224, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, -12.05, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 30.1, 113.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.857, 70.664, 46.45)`
Decimal	`14213286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E0A6, 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 #D8E0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #D8E0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e0a6; }
.text { color: #d8e0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 224 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e0a6, #bbe0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D8E0A6?: #D8E0A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E0A6?: The RGB value is 216, 224, 166: 216 red, 224 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E0A6?: The complementary color is #AEA6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.