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#D5EBCB Color

#D5EBCB is rgb(213, 235, 203) in RGB, hsl(101, 44%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5EBCB
HEX#D5EBCB
RGBrgb(213, 235, 203)
HSLhsl(101, 44%, 86%)
HSVhsv(101, 14%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.049 135.8)
LABlab(90.77% -11.81 13.02)
LCHlch(90.77% 17.57 132.21)

What #D5EBCB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D5EBCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#D5EBCB Channel Values

How #D5EBCB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 213 · G 235 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 44% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 14% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5EBCB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5EBCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5EBCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D5EBCB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D5EBCB.

How #D5EBCB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D5EBCB
Protanopia#E7E7CB
Protanomaly#E0E9CB
Deuteranopia#E4E4CC
Deuteranomaly#DEE7CB
Tritanopia#D9E7E7
Tritanomaly#D8E9DD
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5EBCB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d5ebcb: #D5EBCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5EBCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5ebcb': '#D5EBCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.922, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_d5ebcb">#D5EBCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5EBCB"

More Green Colors

#D5EBCB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5EBCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5EBCB?

#D5EBCB is a lightest green — rgb(213, 235, 203) in RGB and hsl(101, 44%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #D5EBCB?

#D5EBCB is rgb(213, 235, 203) — red 213, green 235, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5EBCB?

#D5EBCB converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5EBCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5EBCB scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5EBCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5EBCB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.21, which is visibly different.

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