#D7E7D0Peppermint (#D7E7D0) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 136°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.035. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D7E7D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 231, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 32%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 10%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.9 -9.4 9.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.910 0.035 136) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peppermint shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1e1c2 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#dfe8cb — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#d7e7d0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d7e8d3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Peppermint in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d7e7d0 · #c0cfb9 · #9aa794 · #758170 · #535d4e · #323b2f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d7e7d0 · #c7d5a1 · #c1bd8a · #b9a678 · #ad8f6b · #9f7a61
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d7e7d0 · #a6c9c5 · #90ab83 · #47928b · #566e4b · #2f524e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d7e7d0 · #b7c1b3 · #9a7aa7 · #506049 · #34422e · #1c2518
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d7e7d0 · #c7c2c9 · #858b82 · #545156 · #1e241b · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#d7e7d0 · #98a094 · #3b4537 · #1e271a · #010600 · #9cd880
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d7e7d0 · #98a094 · #3b4537 · #1e271a · #010600 · #f5b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7e7d0 · #cac0ce · #987ea2 · #63456e · #2d1736 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7e7d0 · #cac0ce · #8584ac · #70415b · #201c3e · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7e7d0 · #bbc5d3 · #718bad · #764044 · #3b1217 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d7e7d0 · #b5c7cf · #6191a5 · #63456e · #391603 · #020004
#DCEAD5 · #E0ECDB · #E5EFE0 · #E9F1E5 · #EEF4EB
#AEBCA8 · #879482 · #626D5D · #3F483B · #1F271C
#D9E6D4 · #DBE5D7 · #DDE3DB
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.