HEX atlas value

#D6E2AC

#D6E2AC is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 226, 172, HSL 73, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.7167, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#D6E2AC Sample readable text

HEX #D6E2AC

RGB rgb(214, 226, 172)

HSL hsl(73 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.7167

Contrast Black 15.33:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-d6e2ac: #D6E2AC;
.background-d6e2ac { background-color: #D6E2AC; }
.text-d6e2ac { color: #D6E2AC; }

Luminance0.7167

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#D6E2AC","rgb":[214,226,172],"hsl":[73,48,78],"cmyk":[5,0,24,11],"luminance":0.7167,"contrast":{"black":15.33,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8FAF0","hex":"#F8FAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.92,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDEEA0","hex":"#DDEEA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBE2AC","hex":"#BBE2AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.59,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d6e2ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B8ACE2","analogous":["#E2D3AC","#BBE2AC"],"triadic":["#ACD6E2","#E2ACD6"],"tetradic":["#ACE2D3","#B8ACE2","#E2ACBB"],"splitComplementary":["#ACBBE2","#D3ACE2"],"monochromatic":["#F8FAF0","#D6E2AC","#B5CA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8FAF0","dark":"#B5CA68","saturated":"#DDEEA0","desaturated":"#CFD5B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F0FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":24.819347291981714},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":26.90724809414742},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":29.171904291629644}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6E2AC

#D6E2AC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #D6E2AC is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 214, 226, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 48% saturation and 78% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.7167, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6E2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8FAF0#000000 text · best 19.92:1#F8FAF0

#DDEEA0#000000 text · best 16.81:1#DDEEA0

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#BBE2AC#000000 text · best 14.59:1#BBE2AC

Generated Palette

#D6E2AC#D6E2AC

#B8ACE2#B8ACE2

#E2D3AC#E2D3AC

#BBE2AC#BBE2AC

#F8FAF0#F8FAF0

#B5CA68#B5CA68

Color Harmonies

#B8ACE2#B8ACE2

#E2D3AC#E2D3AC

#BBE2AC#BBE2AC

#ACD6E2#ACD6E2

#E2ACD6#E2ACD6

Variants

#F8FAF0#F8FAF0

#B5CA68#B5CA68

#DDEEA0#DDEEA0

#CFD5B8#CFD5B8

White#FFFFFF

#F0FFB8#F0FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Limestone#D8D2C4

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#D6E2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6E2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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