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#D0D970

Pale Yellow · very light warm green

About #D0D970

With the hex code #D0D970, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 85% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7970D9, a amethyst shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green217
Blue112

Closest named colours

Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 13.8
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 20.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 21.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D0D970

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #D0D970.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #D0D970.
13.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0D970 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0D970
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6D067
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6D375
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBCEC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0D970?

With the hex code #D0D970, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 85% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0D970?

Use black text. Black on #D0D970 has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0D970?

Its complementary colour is #7970D9, and analogous partners are #D9AD70 and #9CD970.