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#D9E963 Color

#D9E963 is rgb(217, 233, 99) in RGB, hsl(67, 75%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 58%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9E963
HEX#D9E963
RGBrgb(217, 233, 99)
HSLhsl(67, 75%, 65%)
HSVhsv(67, 58%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 58%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.158 115.4)
LABlab(89.21% -18.66 61.48)
LCHlch(89.21% 64.24 106.88)

What #D9E963 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 #D9E963, 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.

#D9E963 Channel Values

How #D9E963 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 233 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 75% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 58% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9E963 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9E963

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9E963; 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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Tints & Shades of #D9E963

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.

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How #D9E963 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#D9E963
Protanopia#E6E663
Protanomaly#E1E763
Deuteranopia#E4E464
Deuteranomaly#E0E664
Tritanopia#E5DEDE
Tritanomaly#E0E2B9
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #D9E963 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9e963: #D9E963;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9E963;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9e963': '#D9E963' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.914, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_d9e963">#D9E963</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9E963"

More Green Colors

#D9E963 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9E963 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9E963?

#D9E963 is a light green — rgb(217, 233, 99) in RGB and hsl(67, 75%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #D9E963?

#D9E963 is rgb(217, 233, 99) — red 217, green 233, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9E963?

#D9E963 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 58%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9E963 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9E963 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9E963 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9E963 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.51, which is visibly different.

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