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Recognised as Colour

#D6E8AE

  • #D6E8AE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D6E8AE is a green with RGB values 214, 232, 174 and HSL 79°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D6E8AE#D6E8AE
HEX#D6E8AE
RGBrgb(214, 232, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.9098, 0.6824
RGB percentages83.9%, 91%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(78.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 25%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,084,270
CSS custom property--colour: #D6E8AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#291751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE1AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE1B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14Wheat · ΔE 17.3Moccasin · ΔE 18.2Light yellow · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0AEE8
Analogous#E8DDAE, #B9E8AE
Triadic#AED6E8, #E8AED6
Split complementary#AEB9E8, #DDAEE8
Tetradic#AEE8DD, #C0AEE8, #E8AEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFD
Lighter +10%#EAF3D6
Darker −10%#C2DD86
Darker −20%#AED15F
Darker −30%#99C538
Darker −40%#7A9D2D
More saturated +25%#DBF5A1
Less saturated −25%#D1DBBB

Channel breakdown

R214
G232
B174
Red214 (83.9%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue78.62°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G E8 · B AE

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