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#D9E8BF Color

#D9E8BF is rgb(217, 232, 191) in RGB, hsl(82, 47%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9E8BF
HEX#D9E8BF
RGBrgb(217, 232, 191)
HSLhsl(82, 47%, 83%)
HSVhsv(82, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.057 123.9)
LABlab(90.07% -10.42 18.26)
LCHlch(90.07% 21.02 119.70)

What #D9E8BF 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 #D9E8BF, 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.

#D9E8BF Channel Values

How #D9E8BF 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 217 · G 232 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 47% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9E8BF 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9E8BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9E8BF; 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 #D9E8BF

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

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How #D9E8BF 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#D9E8BF
Protanopia#E6E6BF
Protanomaly#E1E7BF
Deuteranopia#E3E3C0
Deuteranomaly#DFE5BF
Tritanopia#DEE3E3
Tritanomaly#DCE5D6
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

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Using #D9E8BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9e8bf: #D9E8BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9E8BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9e8bf': '#D9E8BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.910, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_d9e8bf">#D9E8BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9E8BF"

More Green Colors

#D9E8BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9E8BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9E8BF?

#D9E8BF is a lightest green — rgb(217, 232, 191) in RGB and hsl(82, 47%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #D9E8BF?

#D9E8BF is rgb(217, 232, 191) — red 217, green 232, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9E8BF?

#D9E8BF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9E8BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9E8BF scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9E8BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9E8BF 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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