#D4E8D8Splashdown (#D4E8D8) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 151°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D4E8D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 232, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 30%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 9%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.2 -9.6 5.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.912 0.030 151) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Splashdown 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.
#dee2ca — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#dce9d3 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#d4e8d8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d4e9db — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Splashdown 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 16.33:1, 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.
#d4e8d8 · #bccfc0 · #96a79a · #728175 · #505d53 · #303b33
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.
#d4e8d8 · #badaab · #b5c290 · #afab7b · #a6946a · #9a7e5d
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.
#d4e8d8 · #a6c9cc · #85ae8e · #469198 · #4c7155 · #2e5255
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.
#d4e8d8 · #b88bb2 · #727f74 · #4a6250 · #2f4334 · #19261c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d4e8d8 · #c9c2c8 · #838c85 · #565155 · #1b241d · #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.
#d4e8d8 · #96a098 · #39453c · #1c281e · #000602 · #d96ecd
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d4e8d8 · #96a098 · #39453c · #1c281e · #000602 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4e8d8 · #cec0cb · #9f7c9a · #6b4365 · #33152f · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4e8d8 · #cec0cb · #9081a8 · #754050 · #27193b · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4e8d8 · #bfc4d4 · #7c88af · #774238 · #3b140d · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d4e8d8 · #b8c7d2 · #698fab · #6b4365 · #361900 · #030003
#D9EADC · #DEEDE1 · #E3EFE5 · #E7F2E9 · #ECF4EE
#ABBDAF · #859488 · #606D62 · #3D4940 · #1D2720
#D7E7DA · #DAE5DC · #DDE4DE
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.