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#E1EC98 Color

#E1EC98 is rgb(225, 236, 152) in RGB, hsl(68, 69%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1EC98
HEX#E1EC98
RGBrgb(225, 236, 152)
HSLhsl(68, 69%, 76%)
HSVhsv(68, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.107 114.6)
LABlab(91.14% -13.23 39.46)
LCHlch(91.14% 41.62 108.53)

What #E1EC98 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 #E1EC98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.03Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 8.03Khaki#F0E68CΔE 9.44Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 9.54Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 10.21

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

#E1EC98 Channel Values

How #E1EC98 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 225 · G 236 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 69% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1EC98 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 text16.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1EC98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1EC98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1EC98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1EC98
Complementary
#A398EC
Analogous
#ECCD98
Analogous
#B7EC98
Triadic
#98E1EC
Triadic
#EC98E1
Split comp.
#98B7EC
Split comp.
#CD98EC

Tints & Shades of #E1EC98

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

#E5EEA5
#E8F1B1
#ECF3BE
#F1F6D0
#F5F9DD
#F9FBE9

Shades

#D4E46C
#C6DB3D
#ADC224
#86971C
#606C14
#363C0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1EC98.

How #E1EC98 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#E1EC98
Protanopia#EAEA98
Protanomaly#E7EB98
Deuteranopia#E8E899
Deuteranomaly#E6EA98
Tritanopia#EAE4E4
Tritanomaly#E6E7CA
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1EC98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1ec98: #E1EC98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1EC98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1ec98': '#E1EC98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.925, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_e1ec98">#E1EC98</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1EC98"

More Green Colors

#E1EC98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E1EC98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1EC98?

#E1EC98 is a light green — rgb(225, 236, 152) in RGB and hsl(68, 69%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #E1EC98?

#E1EC98 is rgb(225, 236, 152) — red 225, green 236, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1EC98?

#E1EC98 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1EC98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1EC98 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1EC98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1EC98 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 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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