#D7FFA6
Pale Yellow · very light cool green
About #D7FFA6
With the hex code #D7FFA6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 100% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Pale Yellow and Pistachio — a ΔE of 17.1 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEA6FF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D7FFA6?
With the hex code #D7FFA6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 100% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D7FFA6?
Use black text. Black on #D7FFA6 has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D7FFA6?
Its complementary colour is #CEA6FF, and analogous partners are #FFFBA6 and #ABFFA6.