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#E7FEAA Color

#E7FEAA is rgb(231, 254, 170) in RGB, hsl(76, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), visibly different at ΔE 11.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7FEAA
HEX#E7FEAA
RGBrgb(231, 254, 170)
HSLhsl(76, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(76, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.1% 0.109 120.9)
LABlab(96.52% -17.60 37.62)
LCHlch(96.52% 41.54 115.07)

What #E7FEAA 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 #E7FEAA, 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.

#E7FEAA Channel Values

How #E7FEAA 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 231 · G 254 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7FEAA 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7FEAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7FEAA; 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 #E7FEAA

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7FEAA.

How #E7FEAA 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#E7FEAA
Protanopia#FAFAAA
Protanomaly#F3FCAA
Deuteranopia#F7F7AB
Deuteranomaly#F1FAAB
Tritanopia#F0F5F5
Tritanomaly#EDF9DB
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7FEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7feaa: #E7FEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7FEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7feaa': '#E7FEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.996, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_e7feaa">#E7FEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7FEAA"

More Green Colors

#E7FEAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7FEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7FEAA?

#E7FEAA is a lightest green — rgb(231, 254, 170) in RGB and hsl(76, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.34.

What is the RGB value of #E7FEAA?

#E7FEAA is rgb(231, 254, 170) — red 231, green 254, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7FEAA?

#E7FEAA converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7FEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7FEAA scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7FEAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7FEAA 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 15.27, which is visibly different.

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