What color is #D8E0BC?

#D8E0BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E0BC?

The RGB value is 216, 224, 188: 216 red, 224 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E0BC?

The complementary color is #C4BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E0BC color

#D8E0BC rgb(216, 224, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E0BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.8% green and 73.7% blue (216, 224, 188).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#D8E0BC color codes

HEX	`#D8E0BC`
RGB	`rgb(216, 224, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, -8.83, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 18.93, 117.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.051, 71.541, 58.002)`
Decimal	`14213308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E0BC, 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 #D8E0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #D8E0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e0bc; }
.text { color: #d8e0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 224 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e0bc, #c6e0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D8E0BC?: #D8E0BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E0BC?: The RGB value is 216, 224, 188: 216 red, 224 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E0BC?: The complementary color is #C4BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.