What color is #D8E0BE?

#D8E0BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E0BE?

The RGB value is 216, 224, 190: 216 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E0BE?

The complementary color is #C6BEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E0BE color

#D8E0BE rgb(216, 224, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E0BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.8% green and 74.5% blue (216, 224, 190).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#D8E0BE color codes

HEX	`#D8E0BE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 224, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -8.51, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 17.91, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.268, 71.628, 59.145)`
Decimal	`14213310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E0BE, 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 #D8E0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #D8E0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e0be; }
.text { color: #d8e0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 224 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e0be, #c7e0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D8E0BE?: #D8E0BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E0BE?: The RGB value is 216, 224, 190: 216 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E0BE?: The complementary color is #C6BEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.