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#D9EDBF Color

#D9EDBF is rgb(217, 237, 191) in RGB, hsl(86, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9EDBF
HEX#D9EDBF
RGBrgb(217, 237, 191)
HSLhsl(86, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(86, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.064 126.8)
LABlab(91.37% -12.75 20.05)
LCHlch(91.37% 23.76 122.44)

What #D9EDBF 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 #D9EDBF, 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.

#D9EDBF Channel Values

How #D9EDBF 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 237 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9EDBF 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9EDBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9EDBF; 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 #D9EDBF

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 #D9EDBF.

How #D9EDBF 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#D9EDBF
Protanopia#EAEABF
Protanomaly#E3EBBF
Deuteranopia#E7E7C0
Deuteranomaly#E1E9BF
Tritanopia#DFE8E8
Tritanomaly#DCEAD9
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #D9EDBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9edbf: #D9EDBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9EDBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9edbf': '#D9EDBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.929, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_d9edbf">#D9EDBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9EDBF"

More Green Colors

#D9EDBF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9EDBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9EDBF?

#D9EDBF is a lightest green — rgb(217, 237, 191) in RGB and hsl(86, 56%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #D9EDBF?

#D9EDBF is rgb(217, 237, 191) — red 217, green 237, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9EDBF?

#D9EDBF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9EDBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9EDBF scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9EDBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9EDBF 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 10.07, which is visibly different.

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