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#E9FAC6 Color

#E9FAC6 is rgb(233, 250, 198) in RGB, hsl(80, 84%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FAC6
HEX#E9FAC6
RGBrgb(233, 250, 198)
HSLhsl(80, 84%, 88%)
HSVhsv(80, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.07 122.4)
LABlab(96.03% -12.24 23.08)
LCHlch(96.03% 26.12 117.93)

What #E9FAC6 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 #E9FAC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.52Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.08Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 8.14Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.47Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 8.51Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 8.93

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

#E9FAC6 Channel Values

How #E9FAC6 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 233 · G 250 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 84% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FAC6 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E9FAC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E9FAC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FAC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9FAC6
Complementary
#D8C7FA
Analogous
#FAF2C7
Analogous
#CFFAC7
Triadic
#C7E9FA
Triadic
#FAC7E9
Split comp.
#C7CFFA
Split comp.
#F2C7FA

Tints & Shades of #E9FAC6

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

#EBFBCB
#EEFBD5
#F0FCD9
#F4FDE3
#F6FDE8
#F9FEF1

Shades

#D3F58E
#BDF056
#A7EB1E
#83BC10
#5B830B
#344B07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9FAC6.

How #E9FAC6 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#E9FAC6
Protanopia#F7F7C6
Protanomaly#F2F8C6
Deuteranopia#F5F5C7
Deuteranomaly#F0F7C6
Tritanopia#EFF4F4
Tritanomaly#EDF7E3
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

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Using #E9FAC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9fac6: #E9FAC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FAC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fac6': '#E9FAC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.980, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fac6">#E9FAC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FAC6"

More Green Colors

#E9FAC6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#E9FAC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FAC6?

#E9FAC6 is a lightest green — rgb(233, 250, 198) in RGB and hsl(80, 84%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #E9FAC6?

#E9FAC6 is rgb(233, 250, 198) — red 233, green 250, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FAC6?

#E9FAC6 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FAC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FAC6 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FAC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FAC6 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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