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#D6FFA3 Color

#D6FFA3 is rgb(214, 255, 163) in RGB, hsl(87, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6FFA3
HEX#D6FFA3
RGBrgb(214, 255, 163)
HSLhsl(87, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(87, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.125 128.1)
LABlab(95.53% -24.86 39.48)
LCHlch(95.53% 46.66 122.20)

What #D6FFA3 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 #D6FFA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.77Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.27Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.96Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 13.33Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.58Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 16.4

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

#D6FFA3 Channel Values

How #D6FFA3 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 255 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6FFA3 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6FFA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6FFA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6FFA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6FFA3
Complementary
#CDA3FF
Analogous
#FFFAA3
Analogous
#A8FFA3
Triadic
#A3D6FF
Triadic
#FFA3D6
Split comp.
#A3A8FF
Split comp.
#FAA3FF

Tints & Shades of #D6FFA3

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

#DAFFAD
#E1FFBD
#E6FFC7
#EAFFD1
#EFFFDB
#F6FFEB

Shades

#BCFF6B
#A3FF33
#89FA00
#68BD00
#498500
#2A4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6FFA3.

How #D6FFA3 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#D6FFA3
Protanopia#F9F9A3
Protanomaly#ECFBA3
Deuteranopia#F2F2A5
Deuteranomaly#E8F8A4
Tritanopia#E1F6F6
Tritanomaly#DDFADA
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6FFA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6ffa3: #D6FFA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6FFA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6ffa3': '#D6FFA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 1.000, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_d6ffa3">#D6FFA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6FFA3"

More Green Colors

#D6FFA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D6FFA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6FFA3?

#D6FFA3 is a lightest green — rgb(214, 255, 163) in RGB and hsl(87, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.77.

What is the RGB value of #D6FFA3?

#D6FFA3 is rgb(214, 255, 163) — red 214, green 255, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6FFA3?

#D6FFA3 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6FFA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6FFA3 scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6FFA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6FFA3 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 20.47, which is visibly different.

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