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#d0e3af

a light, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Pale Goldenrod

RGB
208, 227, 175
HSL
82°, 48%, 79%
CMYK
8, 0, 23, 11
Luminance
0.7144

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d0e3af is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d0e3af
Hue
82°
green
Saturation
48%
vivid
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7144
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
43/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
15.29:1
Closest name
Pale Goldenrod
ΔE2000 7.9
Where it sits
Hue82° of 360°
Saturation48%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool43% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d0e3af
RGBrgb(208, 227, 175)
HSLhsl(82, 48%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 11%)
LABlab(87.7 -15.2 23.4)
LCHlch(87.7 27.9 123.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.888 0.072 124.2)
Decimal13689775
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.890 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d0e3af;
background-color: #d0e3af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d0e3af] bg-[#d0e3af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d0e3af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.890, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d0e3af")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD0E3AF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 227, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d0e3af · 15.29:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.37:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.29:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d0e3af as text scores 1.37:1 on white and 15.29:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d0e3af on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d0e3af on black: 15.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E9DCAC
deuteranopia · #E6DCB1
tritanopia · #D4DED5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d0e3af is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FAF4
#F1F5EA
#E2ECD0
#d0e3af
#B6D382
#9DC559
#8AB540
#739735
#5C792A
#455822
#2B3715
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F8FAF4Darkest = 950 · #2B3715
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FAF4;
  --brand-100: #F1F5EA;
  --brand-200: #E2ECD0;
  --brand-300: #d0e3af;
  --brand-400: #B6D382;
  --brand-500: #9DC559;
  --brand-600: #8AB540;
  --brand-700: #739735;
  --brand-800: #5C792A;
  --brand-900: #455822;
  --brand-950: #2B3715;
  --brand: #d0e3af;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d0e3af

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DBEAC3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7E9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3C319B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#485E21
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4F8EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d0e3af

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C2AFE3
Analogous left#E3DCAF
Analogous right#B6E3AF
Split-complement 1#AFB6E3
Split-complement 2#DCAFE3
Triadic 1#AFD0E3
Triadic 2#E3AFD0
Tetradic#AFE3DC

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green89.0%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow22.9%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#d0e3af text on a black background

contrast 15.29:1

Card sample

#d0e3af text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d0e3af;
Background color
Panel with #d0e3af background
background-color: #d0e3af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d0e3af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 227, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 227, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d0e3af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0e3af, #AFE3B1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d0e3af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d0e3af in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d0e3af, answered

What color is #d0e3af?

#d0e3af is a light vivid green, closest to Pale Goldenrod (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 82° on the hue wheel with 48% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d0e3af?

rgb(208, 227, 175) — 208 red, 227 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 89% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #d0e3af a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7144 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 15.29:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d0e3af?

Black. It scores 15.29:1 against #d0e3af, versus 1.37:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d0e3af?

#C2AFE3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AFB6E3 and #DCAFE3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d0e3af?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DBEAC3 for borders, #7E9B4B for secondary text, #3C319B as an accent and #485E21 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E3DCAF and #B6E3AF stays calm, while #C2AFE3 is the loudest partner.

What is #d0e3af in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d0e3af warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 43 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E3E3AF; nudged cooler, #BCE4AE.

Work with #d0e3af in the Color Lab