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#E6EDB6 Color

#E6EDB6 is rgb(230, 237, 182) in RGB, hsl(68, 60%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 7%) 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 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6EDB6
HEX#E6EDB6
RGBrgb(230, 237, 182)
HSLhsl(68, 60%, 82%)
HSVhsv(68, 23%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.072 113.7)
LABlab(92.20% -8.99 25.94)
LCHlch(92.20% 27.46 109.11)

What #E6EDB6 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 #E6EDB6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.14Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.64Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 8.39Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 8.64Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 8.71Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 8.76

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

#E6EDB6 Channel Values

How #E6EDB6 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 230 · G 237 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 60% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 23% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6EDB6 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6EDB6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6EDB6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6EDB6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6EDB6
Complementary
#BDB6ED
Analogous
#EDD8B6
Analogous
#CAEDB6
Triadic
#B6E5ED
Triadic
#EDB6E5
Split comp.
#B6CAED
Split comp.
#D8B6ED

Tints & Shades of #E6EDB6

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

#E8EFBE
#ECF2CA
#EFF4D2
#F2F6DA
#F5F8E2
#F9FBEF

Shades

#D6E189
#C6D65C
#B4C832
#889726
#5F6A1B
#373D0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6EDB6.

How #E6EDB6 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#E6EDB6
Protanopia#ECECB6
Protanomaly#EAECB6
Deuteranopia#EBEBB6
Deuteranomaly#E9ECB6
Tritanopia#ECE7E7
Tritanomaly#EAE9D5
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6EDB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6edb6: #E6EDB6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6EDB6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6edb6': '#E6EDB6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.929, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_e6edb6">#E6EDB6</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6EDB6"

More Green Colors

#E6EDB6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E6EDB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6EDB6?

#E6EDB6 is a lightest green — rgb(230, 237, 182) in RGB and hsl(68, 60%, 82%) 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 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #E6EDB6?

#E6EDB6 is rgb(230, 237, 182) — red 230, green 237, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6EDB6?

#E6EDB6 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6EDB6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6EDB6 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6EDB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6EDB6 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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