What color is #D9E48C?

#D9E48C 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 #D9E48C?

The RGB value is 217, 228, 140: 217 red, 228 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E48C?

The complementary color is #978CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E48C color

#D9E48C rgb(217, 228, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9E48C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 89.4% green and 54.9% blue (217, 228, 140).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 62% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sassy Lime (#DFE289), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#D9E48C color codes

HEX	`#D9E48C`
RGB	`rgb(217, 228, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 89.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 62%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 39%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.03, -16.91, 41.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.03, 45, 112.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.093, 72.133, 35.51)`
Decimal	`14279820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E48C, 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 #D9E48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #D9E48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e48c; }
.text { color: #d9e48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 228 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e48c, #ade48c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D9E48C?: #D9E48C 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 #D9E48C?: The RGB value is 217, 228, 140: 217 red, 228 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E48C?: The complementary color is #978CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.