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#d6f2ce

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

RGB
214, 242, 206
HSL
107°, 58%, 88%
CMYK
12, 0, 15, 5
Luminance
0.8226

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d6f2ce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d6f2ce
Hue
107°
green
Saturation
58%
vivid
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8226
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.45:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 8.5
Where it sits
Hue107° of 360°
Saturation58%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% 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#d6f2ce
RGBrgb(214, 242, 206)
HSLhsl(107, 58%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 5%)
LABlab(92.7 -15.6 14.3)
LCHlch(92.7 21.2 137.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.931 0.056 138.7)
Decimal14086862
Display P3color(display-p3 0.839 0.949 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d6f2ce;
background-color: #d6f2ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d6f2ce] bg-[#d6f2ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d6f2ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.839, green: 0.949, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d6f2ce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD6F2CE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 242, 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 #d6f2ce · 17.45:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.45:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d6f2ce as text scores 1.20:1 on white and 17.45:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d6f2ce on white: 1.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d6f2ce on black: 17.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F5ECCC
deuteranopia · #F0E9D0
tritanopia · #D5EFE8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d6f2ce 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.

#F5FBF4
#ECF7E9
#d6f2ce
#B5E7A6
#90DC7A
#6BD04E
#53C233
#45A12B
#378122
#2B5E1C
#1B3B12
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FBF4Darkest = 950 · #1B3B12
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FBF4;
  --brand-100: #ECF7E9;
  --brand-200: #d6f2ce;
  --brand-300: #B5E7A6;
  --brand-400: #90DC7A;
  --brand-500: #6BD04E;
  --brand-600: #53C233;
  --brand-700: #45A12B;
  --brand-800: #378122;
  --brand-900: #2B5E1C;
  --brand-950: #1B3B12;
  --brand: #d6f2ce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d6f2ce

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#CAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6927A5
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2B651B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFAEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #d6f2ce

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#EACEF2
Analogous left#E8F2CE
Analogous right#CEF2D8
Split-complement 1#D8CEF2
Split-complement 2#F2CEE8
Triadic 1#CED6F2
Triadic 2#F2CED6
Tetradic#CEE8F2

RGB percentages

Red83.9%
Green94.9%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.9%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#d6f2ce text on a black background

contrast 17.45:1

Card sample

#d6f2ce text on a white background

contrast 1.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d6f2ce;
Background color
Panel with #d6f2ce background
background-color: #d6f2ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d6f2ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(214, 242, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(214, 242, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d6f2ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6f2ce, #CEF2DE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d6f2ce

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.

#d6f2ce 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.

#d6f2ce, answered

What color is #d6f2ce?

#d6f2ce is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 8.5). It sits at 107° on the hue wheel with 58% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d6f2ce?

rgb(214, 242, 206) — 214 red, 242 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 83.9% / 94.9% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #d6f2ce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8226 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.45:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d6f2ce?

Black. It scores 17.45:1 against #d6f2ce, versus 1.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d6f2ce?

#EACEF2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D8CEF2 and #F2CEE8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d6f2ce?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CAEDC0 for borders, #5C9B4B for secondary text, #6927A5 as an accent and #2B651B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E8F2CE and #CEF2D8 stays calm, while #EACEF2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d6f2ce in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d6f2ce warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E3F2CE; nudged cooler, #CDF3D3.

Work with #d6f2ce in the Color Lab