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#D8EDAB Color

#D8EDAB is rgb(216, 237, 171) in RGB, hsl(79, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8EDAB
HEX#D8EDAB
RGBrgb(216, 237, 171)
HSLhsl(79, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(79, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.089 122.5)
LABlab(90.99% -15.27 29.66)
LCHlch(90.99% 33.36 117.24)

What #D8EDAB 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 #D8EDAB, 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.

#D8EDAB Channel Values

How #D8EDAB 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 216 · G 237 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8EDAB 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D8EDAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8EDAB; 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 #D8EDAB

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 #D8EDAB.

How #D8EDAB 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#D8EDAB
Protanopia#EAEAAB
Protanomaly#E3EBAB
Deuteranopia#E6E6AC
Deuteranomaly#E1E9AC
Tritanopia#E0E6E6
Tritanomaly#DDE9D1
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8EDAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8edab: #D8EDAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8EDAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8edab': '#D8EDAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.929, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_d8edab">#D8EDAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8EDAB"

More Green Colors

#D8EDAB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D8EDAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8EDAB?

#D8EDAB is a lightest green — rgb(216, 237, 171) in RGB and hsl(79, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.2.

What is the RGB value of #D8EDAB?

#D8EDAB is rgb(216, 237, 171) — red 216, green 237, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8EDAB?

#D8EDAB converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8EDAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8EDAB scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8EDAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8EDAB 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 10.55, which is visibly different.

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