What color is #DEE7B5?

#DEE7B5 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE7B5?

The RGB value is 222, 231, 181: 222 red, 231 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE7B5?

The complementary color is #BEB5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE7B5 color

#DEE7B5 rgb(222, 231, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE7B5 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.6% green and 71% blue (222, 231, 181).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 51% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#DEE7B5 color codes

HEX	`#DEE7B5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 231, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 51%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -11.25, 23.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 25.96, 115.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.04, 76.018, 54.848)`
Decimal	`14608309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE7B5, 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 #DEE7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #DEE7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee7b5; }
.text { color: #dee7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 231 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee7b5, #c5e7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DEE7B5?: #DEE7B5 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE7B5?: The RGB value is 222, 231, 181: 222 red, 231 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE7B5?: The complementary color is #BEB5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.