What color is #D9E2BC?

#D9E2BC 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 #D9E2BC?

The RGB value is 217, 226, 188: 217 red, 226 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E2BC?

The complementary color is #C5BCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E2BC color

#D9E2BC rgb(217, 226, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E2BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.6% green and 73.7% blue (217, 226, 188).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 40% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% 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 15.56:1).

#D9E2BC color codes

HEX	`#D9E2BC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 226, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 40%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.34, -9.48, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.34, 19.98, 118.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.888, 72.775, 58.196)`
Decimal	`14279356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E2BC, 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 #D9E2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #D9E2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e2bc; }
.text { color: #d9e2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 226 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e2bc, #c6e2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D9E2BC?: #D9E2BC 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 #D9E2BC?: The RGB value is 217, 226, 188: 217 red, 226 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E2BC?: The complementary color is #C5BCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.