#D6DFD2

sRGB: 214 / 223 / 210

Thunderous oceans emerge from slumber
Electric visions transform the fabric of existence
Fierce revelations disappear into mist

#D6DFD2 belongs to the yellow-green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 214 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 101.5° lands in the yellow-green region. Its 16.9% saturation makes it close to gray at this lightness. HSL lightness is 84.9% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (15.34:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 214, 223, 210
HSL: 101.54°, 16.88%, 84.90%
HSV / HSB: 101.54°, 5.83%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 4.04%, 0.00%, 5.83%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 65.749, 71.724, 71.355
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 87.836, -5.364, 5.318
WCAG relative luminance: 0.71725
24-bit decimal: 14082002

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #D6DFD2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 15.34:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.37:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#DBD2DF sits half a turn (180°) from #D6DFD2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#D6DFD2 #DBD2DF

Analogous

#DDDFD2 and #D2DFD4 sit 30° to either side of #D6DFD2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DDDFD2 #D6DFD2 #D2DFD4

Triadic

#D6DFD2, #D2D6DF and #DFD2D6 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#D6DFD2 #D2D6DF #DFD2D6

Split complementary

Start at #D6DFD2 and look across the wheel. #D4D2DF and #DFD2DD sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#D6DFD2 #D4D2DF #DFD2DD

Square

Starting with #D6DFD2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D2DDDF, #DBD2DF, then #DFD4D2. Across the square, #D6DFD2 pairs with #DBD2DF, and #D2DDDF with #DFD4D2.

#D6DFD2 #D2DDDF #DBD2DF #DFD4D2

Tetradic

#D6DFD2 and #DBD2DF are opposites, as are #D2DFDB and #DFD2D6. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#D6DFD2 #D2DFDB #DBD2DF #DFD2D6

Tints

Mixing #D6DFD2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #DEE5DB, keeps 80% of the original. By #F7F9F6, the mixture is 80% white.

#D6DFD2 #DEE5DB #E6ECE4 #EFF2ED #F7F9F6 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #D6DFD2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #ABB2A8, keeps 80% of the original. By #2B2D2A, the mixture is 80% black.

#D6DFD2 #ABB2A8 #80867E #565954 #2B2D2A #000000

Tones

Mixing #D6DFD2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #C5CCC2, keeps 80% of the original. By #919390, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#D6DFD2 #C5CCC2 #B4B9B1 #A2A6A1 #919390 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#D6DFD2

RGB

rgb(214 223 210)

HSL

hsl(101.538 16.883% 84.902%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #D6DFD2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#D6DFD2 uses 214 red, 223 green and 210 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 83.9%

Green 87.5%

Blue 82.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #D6DFD2 is 4.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 5.8% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 4.0%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 5.8%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDDDCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DDC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #D6DFD2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDDDCC Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#D6DFD2 #D7DDD4 #D8DBD6 #D9D9D9 #D9D6DB #DAD4DD #DBD2DF

Color vision previews

Compare how #D6DFD2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#E0DDD1

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#DFDCD3

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#D6DEDB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DDDDD2

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DCDDD2

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D6DED5

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#DCDCDC

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D9DED7

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.67244 G 0.73791 B 0.64448

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.84562 G 0.87337 B 0.82763

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.68407 G 0.73574 B 0.65172

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.315 y 0.343 Y 71.724

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 16.078 M % 12.549 Y % 17.647

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11010110 11011111 11010010