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#d6f0cd

a pale, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
214, 240, 205
HSL
105°, 54%, 87%
CMYK
11, 0, 15, 6
Luminance
0.8102

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d6f0cd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d6f0cd
Hue
105°
green
Saturation
54%
vivid
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8102
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.20:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue105° of 360°
Saturation54%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% 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#d6f0cd
RGBrgb(214, 240, 205)
HSLhsl(105, 54%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 6%)
LABlab(92.1 -14.8 14.1)
LCHlch(92.1 20.4 136.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.927 0.054 137.6)
Decimal14086349
Display P3color(display-p3 0.839 0.941 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d6f0cd;
background-color: #d6f0cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d6f0cd] bg-[#d6f0cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d6f0cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.839, green: 0.941, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d6f0cd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD6F0CD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 240, 214)

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 #d6f0cd · 17.20:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.20:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d6f0cd as text scores 1.22:1 on white and 17.20:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d6f0cd on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d6f0cd on black: 17.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F3EACB
deuteranopia · #EEE8CF
tritanopia · #D5EDE6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d6f0cd is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FBF4
#EDF6E9
#d6f0cd
#B8E5A9
#95D87E
#71CB52
#5ABC39
#4B9D2F
#3C7E26
#2E5B1F
#1D3913
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6FBF4Darkest = 950 · #1D3913
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FBF4;
  --brand-100: #EDF6E9;
  --brand-200: #d6f0cd;
  --brand-300: #B8E5A9;
  --brand-400: #95D87E;
  --brand-500: #71CB52;
  --brand-600: #5ABC39;
  --brand-700: #4B9D2F;
  --brand-800: #3C7E26;
  --brand-900: #2E5B1F;
  --brand-950: #1D3913;
  --brand: #d6f0cd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d6f0cd

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CCECC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5F9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#642CA0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2F621D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFF9EB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
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 #d6f0cd

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#E7CDF0
Analogous left#E8F0CD
Analogous right#CDF0D6
Split-complement 1#D6CDF0
Split-complement 2#F0CDE8
Triadic 1#CDD6F0
Triadic 2#F0CDD6
Tetradic#CDE8F0

RGB percentages

Red83.9%
Green94.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.6%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#d6f0cd text on a black background

contrast 17.20:1

Card sample

#d6f0cd text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d6f0cd;
Background color
Panel with #d6f0cd background
background-color: #d6f0cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d6f0cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(214, 240, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(214, 240, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d6f0cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6f0cd, #CDF0DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d6f0cd

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.

#d6f0cd 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#d6f0cd, answered

What color is #d6f0cd?

#d6f0cd is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 105° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d6f0cd?

rgb(214, 240, 205) — 214 red, 240 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 83.9% / 94.1% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #d6f0cd a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8102 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.20:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d6f0cd?

Black. It scores 17.20:1 against #d6f0cd, versus 1.22:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d6f0cd?

#E7CDF0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D6CDF0 and #F0CDE8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d6f0cd?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CCECC0 for borders, #5F9B4B for secondary text, #642CA0 as an accent and #2F621D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E8F0CD and #CDF0D6 stays calm, while #E7CDF0 is the loudest partner.

What is #d6f0cd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d6f0cd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E3F0CD; nudged cooler, #CDF1D1.

Work with #d6f0cd in the Color Lab