#D6F0CDSnowy Mint (#D6F0CD) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 138°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.054. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D6F0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 240, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 54%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 15%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.1 -14.8 14.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.927 0.054 138) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Snowy 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1eabf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#def1c8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#d6f0cd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6f1d0 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Snowy 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.2:1, 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.
#d6f0cd · #bad2b1 · #94aa8d · #70836a · #4e5f49 · #2f3c2a
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.
#d6f0cd · #cbdba7 · #c5c390 · #bdac7e · #b29570 · #a48065
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.
#d6f0cd · #8dafac · #76926c · #2b7974 · #3f5736 · #183b39
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.
#d6f0cd · #bcc7b9 · #9d7ca8 · #54654e · #384633 · #20291c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6f0cd · #ccc7ce · #898f86 · #575358 · #1e251c · #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.
#d6f0cd · #93a08f · #354530 · #182712 · #000600 · #99d881
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d6f0cd · #93a08f · #354530 · #182712 · #000600 · #f4b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6f0cd · #d6d0ab · #7aaa85 · #8b69b2 · #283858 · #06092d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6f0cd · #d0c5d3 · #8a88b0 · #73435c · #221c3f · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6f0cd · #c1cad9 · #768fb2 · #794345 · #3c1317 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6f0cd · #bbcdd5 · #6595aa · #664770 · #3a1703 · #030004
#DAF1D2 · #DFF3D8 · #E3F4DD · #E8F5E3 · #ECF6E8
#ADC4A5 · #859A7E · #60715A · #3D4C38 · #1D2918
#DAEED3 · #DDECD8 · #E1EADE
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.