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Pastellimesoftmuted

Deep Chartreuse Cascade

#c7d6b6
Notes

Deep Chartreuse Cascade (#C7D6B6) is a soft lime with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (88°, 28%, 78%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#c7d6b6
RGB
rgb(199, 214, 182)
HSL
hsl(88, 28%, 78%)
HWB
hwb(88 71% 16%)
OKLCH
oklch(85.6% 0.046 127.9)
HSV
hsv(88, 15%, 84%)
LAB
lab(83.76% -10.74 14.11)
LCH
lch(83.76% 17.74 127.28)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 16%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#c7d6b6
Original
#dad1b4
Protanopia
#d7d1b7
Deuteranopia
#c9d3cd
Tritanopia
#d1d1d1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.53:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
13.72:1

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