#D9EC8E Color

#D9EC8E is rgb(217, 236, 142) in RGB, hsl(72, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9EC8E

HEX#D9EC8E

RGBrgb(217, 236, 142)

HSLhsl(72, 71%, 74%)

HSVhsv(72, 40%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 40%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.12 118.2)

LABlab(90.42% -17.10 43.27)

LCHlch(90.42% 46.53 111.56)

What #D9EC8E 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 #D9EC8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.87 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 6.39 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.74 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 9.38 Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 10.96 Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 11.01

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

#D9EC8E Channel Values

How #D9EC8E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 217 · G 236 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 72° · S 71% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 72° · S 40% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.29:1 vs white · 16.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9EC8E 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 text16.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9EC8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9EC8E; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D9EC8E

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 #D9EC8E 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#D9EC8E

Protanopia#E9E98E

Protanomaly#E3EA8E

Deuteranopia#E6E68F

Deuteranomaly#E1E88F

Tritanopia#E3E3E3

Tritanomaly#DFE7C7

Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

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Using #D9EC8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9ec8e: #D9EC8E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9EC8E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9ec8e': '#D9EC8E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.925, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_d9ec8e">#D9EC8E</color>

SVG fillfill="#D9EC8E"

More Green Colors

#D9EC8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#D9EC8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9EC8E?

#D9EC8E is a light green — rgb(217, 236, 142) in RGB and hsl(72, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #D9EC8E?

#D9EC8E is rgb(217, 236, 142) — red 217, green 236, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9EC8E?

#D9EC8E converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9EC8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9EC8E scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9EC8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9EC8E 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 11.63, which is visibly different.

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