What color is #D9E0C8?

#D9E0C8 is a very 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 #D9E0C8?

The RGB value is 217, 224, 200: 217 red, 224 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E0C8?

The complementary color is #CFC8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E0C8 color

#D9E0C8 rgb(217, 224, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E0C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.8% green and 78.4% blue (217, 224, 200).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#D9E0C8 color codes

HEX	`#D9E0C8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 224, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, -6.54, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 12.76, 120.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.695, 72.233, 65.114)`
Decimal	`14278856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E0C8, 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 #D9E0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #D9E0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e0c8; }
.text { color: #d9e0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 224 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e0c8, #cde0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9E0C8?: #D9E0C8 is a very 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 #D9E0C8?: The RGB value is 217, 224, 200: 217 red, 224 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E0C8?: The complementary color is #CFC8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.