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#D6EAAE Color

#D6EAAE is rgb(214, 234, 174) in RGB, hsl(80, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6EAAE
HEX#D6EAAE
RGBrgb(214, 234, 174)
HSLhsl(80, 59%, 80%)
HSVhsv(80, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.081 123)
LABlab(90.10% -14.31 26.93)
LCHlch(90.10% 30.50 117.98)

What #D6EAAE 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 #D6EAAE, 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.

#D6EAAE Channel Values

How #D6EAAE 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 234 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 59% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6EAAE 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D6EAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6EAAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D6EAAE

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.

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Shades

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How #D6EAAE 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#D6EAAE
Protanopia#E7E7AE
Protanomaly#E0E8AE
Deuteranopia#E4E4AF
Deuteranomaly#DEE6AE
Tritanopia#DDE4E4
Tritanomaly#DAE6D0
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

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Using #D6EAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6eaae: #D6EAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6EAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6eaae': '#D6EAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.918, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_d6eaae">#D6EAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6EAAE"

More Green Colors

#D6EAAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D6EAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6EAAE?

#D6EAAE is a lightest green — rgb(214, 234, 174) in RGB and hsl(80, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #D6EAAE?

#D6EAAE is rgb(214, 234, 174) — red 214, green 234, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6EAAE?

#D6EAAE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6EAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6EAAE scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6EAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6EAAE 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 10.42, which is visibly different.

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