#D7ECD9Silky Mint (#D7ECD9) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 148°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D7ECD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 236, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 36%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 9%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.4 -10.4 6.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.922 0.034 148) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silky Mint shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1e6ca — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#dfedd4 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#d7ecd9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d7eddc — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Silky Mint 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 1.24:1 and against black 16.89:1, 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.
#d7ecd9 · #bccfbe · #96a898 · #728174 · #505d51 · #303b31
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.
#d7ecd9 · #c1dcac · #bcc592 · #b5ad7d · #ab966d · #9f8161
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.
#d7ecd9 · #8badaf · #6d9271 · #28777b · #36573b · #163a3c
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.
#d7ecd9 · #b8c6ba · #b88eb6 · #4f6551 · #334635 · #1c281d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d7ecd9 · #ccc6cb · #868f87 · #575357 · #1d251e · #020102
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.
#d7ecd9 · #96a097 · #39453a · #1b281d · #000701 · #d573d3
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d7ecd9 · #96a097 · #39453a · #1b281d · #000701 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7ecd9 · #d1c3d0 · #a07f9f · #6b4569 · #321632 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7ecd9 · #d1c3d0 · #9084ac · #754254 · #261a3d · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7ecd9 · #c2c8d7 · #7c8bb1 · #78433c · #3c1410 · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d7ecd9 · #bbcbd5 · #6992ac · #6b4569 · #381900 · #030003
#DBEEDD · #E0F0E1 · #E4F1E5 · #E8F3E9 · #EDF5ED
#AEC1B0 · #869788 · #616F62 · #3E4A3F · #1E271F
#DAEBDC · #DDE9DE · #E0E8E1
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.