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#D5E779 Color

#D5E779 is rgb(213, 231, 121) in RGB, hsl(70, 70%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5E779
HEX#D5E779
RGBrgb(213, 231, 121)
HSLhsl(70, 70%, 69%)
HSVhsv(70, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.137 116.9)
LABlab(88.57% -17.95 50.91)
LCHlch(88.57% 53.98 109.42)

What #D5E779 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 #D5E779, 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.

#D5E779 Channel Values

How #D5E779 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 213 · G 231 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 70% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5E779 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5E779

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5E779; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D5E779

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 #D5E779.

How #D5E779 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#D5E779
Protanopia#E4E479
Protanomaly#DEE579
Deuteranopia#E1E17A
Deuteranomaly#DCE47A
Tritanopia#E0DDDD
Tritanomaly#DBE1BD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5E779 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5e779: #D5E779;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5E779;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5e779': '#D5E779' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.906, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_d5e779">#D5E779</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5E779"

More Green Colors

#D5E779 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5E779 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5E779?

#D5E779 is a light green — rgb(213, 231, 121) in RGB and hsl(70, 70%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #D5E779?

#D5E779 is rgb(213, 231, 121) — red 213, green 231, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5E779?

#D5E779 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5E779 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5E779 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5E779 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5E779 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 13.85, which is visibly different.

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