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Cool Meadow Tide

#ebfbe6
Notes

Cool Meadow Tide (#EBFBE6) is a soft green with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (106°, 72%, 94%) places it in the balanced 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 violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ebfbe6
RGB
rgb(235, 251, 230)
HSL
hsl(106, 72%, 94%)
HWB
hwb(106 90% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.1% 0.032 138.2)
HSV
hsv(106, 8%, 98%)
LAB
lab(96.97% -8.96 8.27)
LCH
lch(96.97% 12.19 137.29)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 2%)

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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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.

#ebfbe6
Original
#fdf7e5
Protanopia
#faf6e7
Deuteranopia
#ebf9f5
Tritanopia
#f6f6f6
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
1.08:1
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
19.47:1

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