HEX atlas value

#D5E8CE

#D5E8CE is a cool green HEX color close to Aluminum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 213, 232, 206, HSL 104, 36%, 86%, has luminance 0.7632, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#D5E8CE Sample readable text

HEX #D5E8CE

RGB rgb(213, 232, 206)

HSL hsl(104 36% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.7632

Contrast Black 16.26:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-d5e8ce: #D5E8CE;
.background-d5e8ce { background-color: #D5E8CE; }
.text-d5e8ce { color: #D5E8CE; }

Luminance0.7632

Black text16.26:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#D5E8CE","rgb":[213,232,206],"hsl":[104,36,86],"cmyk":[8,0,11,9],"luminance":0.7632,"contrast":{"black":16.26,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2F0C7","hex":"#D2F0C7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.03,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2E8CE","hex":"#E2E8CE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.67,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEE8D4","hex":"#CEE8D4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.12,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Aluminum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d5e8ce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aluminum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E1CEE8","analogous":["#E2E8CE","#CEE8D4"],"triadic":["#CED5E8","#E8CED5"],"tetradic":["#CEE2E8","#E1CEE8","#E8D4CE"],"splitComplementary":["#D4CEE8","#E8CEE2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D5E8CE","#A0CB90"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#A0CB90","saturated":"#D2F0C7","desaturated":"#D9E0D6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E9FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":20.248456731316587},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":20.42057785666214}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D5E8CE

#D5E8CE is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #D5E8CE is visually closest to Aluminum, a named gray color with HEX #D9DAD9.

The RGB channels are 213, 232, and 206, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 36% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7632, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.26:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D5E8CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#D2F0C7#000000 text · best 17.03:1#D2F0C7

#E2E8CE#000000 text · best 16.67:1#E2E8CE

#CEE8D4#000000 text · best 16.12:1#CEE8D4

Generated Palette

#D5E8CE#D5E8CE

#E1CEE8#E1CEE8

#E2E8CE#E2E8CE

#CEE8D4#CEE8D4

White#FFFFFF

#A0CB90#A0CB90

Color Harmonies

#E1CEE8#E1CEE8

#E2E8CE#E2E8CE

#CEE8D4#CEE8D4

#CED5E8#CED5E8

#E8CED5#E8CED5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#A0CB90#A0CB90

#D2F0C7#D2F0C7

#D9E0D6#D9E0D6

White#FFFFFF

#E9FFE0#E9FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Chrome#D5D5D5

Bone#E3DAC9

#D5E8CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D5E8CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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