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#D8DEBA Color

#D8DEBA is rgb(216, 222, 186) in RGB, hsl(70, 35%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8DEBA
HEX#D8DEBA
RGBrgb(216, 222, 186)
HSLhsl(70, 35%, 80%)
HSVhsv(70, 16%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.048 115.1)
LABlab(87.30% -6.63 17.02)
LCHlch(87.30% 18.26 111.28)

What #D8DEBA 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 #D8DEBA, 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.

#D8DEBA Channel Values

How #D8DEBA 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 216 · G 222 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 35% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 16% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8DEBA 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D8DEBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D8DEBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8DEBA; 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
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D8DEBA

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 #D8DEBA.

How #D8DEBA 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#D8DEBA
Protanopia#DDDDBA
Protanomaly#DBDDBA
Deuteranopia#DCDCBA
Deuteranomaly#DADDBA
Tritanopia#DCDADA
Tritanomaly#DBDCCE
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8DEBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8deba: #D8DEBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8DEBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8deba': '#D8DEBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.871, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_d8deba">#D8DEBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8DEBA"

More Green Colors

#D8DEBA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D8DEBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8DEBA?

#D8DEBA is a lightest green — rgb(216, 222, 186) in RGB and hsl(70, 35%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #D8DEBA?

#D8DEBA is rgb(216, 222, 186) — red 216, green 222, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8DEBA?

#D8DEBA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8DEBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8DEBA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8DEBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8DEBA 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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