What color is #D8E380?

#D8E380 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E380?

The RGB value is 216, 227, 128: 216 red, 227 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E380?

The complementary color is #8B80E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E380 color

#D8E380 rgb(216, 227, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8E380 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 89% green and 50.2% blue (216, 227, 128).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 64% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sassy Lime (#DFE289), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#D8E380 color codes

HEX	`#D8E380`
RGB	`rgb(216, 227, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 89%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 64%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, -18.09, 46.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 50.3, 111.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.685, 71.096, 30.997)`
Decimal	`14214016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E380, 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 #D8E380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #D8E380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e380; }
.text { color: #d8e380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 227 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e380, #a6e380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D8E380?: #D8E380 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E380?: The RGB value is 216, 227, 128: 216 red, 227 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E380?: The complementary color is #8B80E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.