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#D6DBA3 Color

#D6DBA3 is rgb(214, 219, 163) in RGB, hsl(65, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6DBA3
HEX#D6DBA3
RGBrgb(214, 219, 163)
HSLhsl(65, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(65, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.074 112.1)
LABlab(85.99% -8.41 27.06)
LCHlch(85.99% 28.34 107.27)

What #D6DBA3 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 #D6DBA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 7.6Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.4Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.2Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 11Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 11.52Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 12.74

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

#D6DBA3 Channel Values

How #D6DBA3 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 214 · G 219 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6DBA3 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6DBA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6DBA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6DBA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6DBA3
Complementary
#A8A3DB
Analogous
#DBC4A3
Analogous
#BBDBA3
Triadic
#A3D7DB
Triadic
#DBA3D7
Split comp.
#A3BBDB
Split comp.
#C4A3DB

Tints & Shades of #D6DBA3

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

#DBE0AE
#E2E5BD
#E7EAC8
#ECEED3
#F0F2DE
#F7F8ED

Shades

#C6CD7E
#B6BF5A
#9DA540
#767D31
#545822
#313314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6DBA3.

How #D6DBA3 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#D6DBA3
Protanopia#DADAA3
Protanomaly#D9DAA3
Deuteranopia#D9D9A3
Deuteranomaly#D8DAA3
Tritanopia#DCD5D5
Tritanomaly#DAD7C3
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6DBA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6dba3: #D6DBA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6DBA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6dba3': '#D6DBA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.859, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_d6dba3">#D6DBA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6DBA3"

More Green Colors

#D6DBA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D6DBA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6DBA3?

#D6DBA3 is a light green — rgb(214, 219, 163) in RGB and hsl(65, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #D6DBA3?

#D6DBA3 is rgb(214, 219, 163) — red 214, green 219, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6DBA3?

#D6DBA3 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6DBA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6DBA3 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6DBA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6DBA3 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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