HEX atlas value

#D6F5AD

#D6F5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 245, 173, HSL 86, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8262, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#D6F5AD Sample readable text

HEX #D6F5AD

RGB rgb(214, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(86 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.8262

Contrast Black 17.52:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-d6f5ad: #D6F5AD;
.background-d6f5ad { background-color: #D6F5AD; }
.text-d6f5ad { color: #D6F5AD; }

Luminance0.8262

Black text17.52:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#D6F5AD","rgb":[214,245,173],"hsl":[86,78,82],"cmyk":[13,0,29,4],"luminance":0.8262,"contrast":{"black":17.52,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#D7FFA3","hex":"#D7FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.72,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"#F5F0AD","hex":"#F5F0AD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d6f5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CCADF5","analogous":["#F5F0AD","#B2F5AD"],"triadic":["#ADD6F5","#F5ADD6"],"tetradic":["#ADF5F0","#CCADF5","#F5ADB2"],"splitComplementary":["#ADB2F5","#F0ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D6F5AD","#ADEB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#ADEB5C","saturated":"#D7FFA3","desaturated":"#D5EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E9FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":33.18132004607411},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":35.22782990761707},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":36.24913792078372},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":39.06404996924922}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6F5AD

#D6F5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #D6F5AD is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 214, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8262, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.52:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6F5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#D7FFA3#000000 text · best 18.72:1#D7FFA3

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

#F5F0AD#000000 text · best 17.95:1#F5F0AD

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

Generated Palette

#D6F5AD#D6F5AD

#CCADF5#CCADF5

#F5F0AD#F5F0AD

#B2F5AD#B2F5AD

White#FFFFFF

#ADEB5C#ADEB5C

Color Harmonies

#CCADF5#CCADF5

#F5F0AD#F5F0AD

#B2F5AD#B2F5AD

#ADD6F5#ADD6F5

#F5ADD6#F5ADD6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#ADEB5C#ADEB5C

#D7FFA3#D7FFA3

#D5EBB7#D5EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#E9FFCC#E9FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Wheat#F5DEB3

#D6F5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6F5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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