What color is #DAE2BE?

#DAE2BE 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 #DAE2BE?

The RGB value is 218, 226, 190: 218 red, 226 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE2BE?

The complementary color is #C6BEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE2BE color

#DAE2BE rgb(218, 226, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE2BE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 88.6% green and 74.5% blue (218, 226, 190).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#DAE2BE color codes

HEX	`#DAE2BE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 226, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 88.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.46, -8.81, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.46, 18.9, 117.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.403, 73.016, 59.353)`
Decimal	`14344894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE2BE, 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 #DAE2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #DAE2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae2be; }
.text { color: #dae2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 226 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae2be, #c8e2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DAE2BE?: #DAE2BE 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 #DAE2BE?: The RGB value is 218, 226, 190: 218 red, 226 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE2BE?: The complementary color is #C6BEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.