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#D4E279 Color

#D4E279 is rgb(212, 226, 121) in RGB, hsl(68, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Key Lime (#E8F48C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4E279
HEX#D4E279
RGBrgb(212, 226, 121)
HSLhsl(68, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(68, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.131 115.4)
LABlab(87.16% -16.05 49.22)
LCHlch(87.16% 51.77 108.06)

What #D4E279 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 #D4E279, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 6.57Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 8.14Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.37Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.46Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10Straw#E4D96FΔE 10.62

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

#D4E279 Channel Values

How #D4E279 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 226 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4E279 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4E279 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4E279

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4E279; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4E279
Complementary
#8779E2
Analogous
#E2BB79
Analogous
#9FE279
Triadic
#79D4E2
Triadic
#E279D4
Split comp.
#799FE2
Split comp.
#BB79E2

Tints & Shades of #D4E279

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

#D9E58A
#E0EA9F
#E5EEB0
#EBF1C0
#F0F5D1
#F7F9E6

Shades

#C8D954
#BBD12E
#9AAB26
#74821C
#525C14
#31360C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4E279.

How #D4E279 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#D4E279
Protanopia#E0E079
Protanomaly#DBE179
Deuteranopia#DDDD7A
Deuteranomaly#DADF7A
Tritanopia#DED8D8
Tritanomaly#DADCBA
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4E279 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4e279: #D4E279;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4E279;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4e279': '#D4E279' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.886, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_d4e279">#D4E279</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4E279"

More Green Colors

#D4E279 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4E279 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4E279?

#D4E279 is a light green — rgb(212, 226, 121) in RGB and hsl(68, 64%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Key Lime (#E8F48C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #D4E279?

#D4E279 is rgb(212, 226, 121) — red 212, green 226, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4E279?

#D4E279 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4E279 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4E279 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4E279 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4E279 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.8, which is visibly different.

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