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#D4E1A8 Color

#D4E1A8 is rgb(212, 225, 168) in RGB, hsl(74, 49%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4E1A8
HEX#D4E1A8
RGBrgb(212, 225, 168)
HSLhsl(74, 49%, 77%)
HSVhsv(74, 25%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.076 118.4)
LABlab(87.48% -11.48 26.47)
LCHlch(87.48% 28.85 113.46)

What #D4E1A8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D4E1A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.87Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.97Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.77Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 11.33Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 12.43Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 12.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#D4E1A8 Channel Values

How #D4E1A8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 225 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 49% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 25% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4E1A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4E1A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4E1A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4E1A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4E1A8
Complementary
#B5A8E1
Analogous
#E1D2A8
Analogous
#B7E1A8
Triadic
#A8D4E1
Triadic
#E1A8D4
Split comp.
#A8B7E1
Split comp.
#D2A8E1

Tints & Shades of #D4E1A8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9E5B3
#DFE9BE
#E5EDCA
#EAF1D5
#F0F5E1
#F6F8EC

Shades

#C1D482
#ACC658
#94AF3C
#71852E
#505F21
#2D3512

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4E1A8.

How #D4E1A8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D4E1A8
Protanopia#DFDFA8
Protanomaly#DBE0A8
Deuteranopia#DDDDA9
Deuteranomaly#D9DFA8
Tritanopia#DADBDB
Tritanomaly#D8DDC9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4E1A8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d4e1a8: #D4E1A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4E1A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4e1a8': '#D4E1A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.882, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_d4e1a8">#D4E1A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4E1A8"

More Green Colors

#D4E1A8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4E1A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4E1A8?

#D4E1A8 is a light green — rgb(212, 225, 168) in RGB and hsl(74, 49%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #D4E1A8?

#D4E1A8 is rgb(212, 225, 168) — red 212, green 225, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4E1A8?

#D4E1A8 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4E1A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4E1A8 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4E1A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4E1A8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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