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#D4E9A5 Color

#D4E9A5 is rgb(212, 233, 165) in RGB, hsl(79, 61%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4E9A5
HEX#D4E9A5
RGBrgb(212, 233, 165)
HSLhsl(79, 61%, 78%)
HSVhsv(79, 29%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.091 122.2)
LABlab(89.55% -15.50 30.73)
LCHlch(89.55% 34.42 116.78)

What #D4E9A5 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 #D4E9A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D4E9A5 Channel Values

How #D4E9A5 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 233 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 61% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 29% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4E9A5 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4E9A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4E9A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D4E9A5

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4E9A5.

How #D4E9A5 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#D4E9A5
Protanopia#E6E6A5
Protanomaly#DFE7A5
Deuteranopia#E2E2A6
Deuteranomaly#DDE5A6
Tritanopia#DCE2E2
Tritanomaly#D9E5CC
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

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Using #D4E9A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4e9a5: #D4E9A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4E9A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4e9a5': '#D4E9A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.914, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_d4e9a5">#D4E9A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4E9A5"

More Green Colors

#D4E9A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4E9A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4E9A5?

#D4E9A5 is a light green — rgb(212, 233, 165) in RGB and hsl(79, 61%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #D4E9A5?

#D4E9A5 is rgb(212, 233, 165) — red 212, green 233, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4E9A5?

#D4E9A5 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4E9A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4E9A5 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4E9A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4E9A5 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 10.85, which is visibly different.

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