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#E9FEC2 Color

#E9FEC2 is rgb(233, 254, 194) in RGB, hsl(81, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FEC2
HEX#E9FEC2
RGBrgb(233, 254, 194)
HSLhsl(81, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(81, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.7% 0.081 123.6)
LABlab(97.00% -14.50 26.41)
LCHlch(97.00% 30.12 118.77)

What #E9FEC2 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 #E9FEC2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 8.65Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.09Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 10.98Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 11.19Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 11.74Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 11.93

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

#E9FEC2 Channel Values

How #E9FEC2 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 254 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FEC2 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E9FEC2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E9FEC2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FEC2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9FEC2
Complementary
#D7C3FE
Analogous
#FEF5C3
Analogous
#CCFEC3
Triadic
#C3E9FE
Triadic
#FEC3E9
Split comp.
#C3CCFE
Split comp.
#F5C3FE

Tints & Shades of #E9FEC2

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

#EBFEC8
#EFFED2
#F1FED7
#F4FFE1
#F6FFE6
#FAFFF0

Shades

#D4FD86
#BEFC4A
#A8FB0E
#84C903
#5C8D02
#355001

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9FEC2.

How #E9FEC2 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#E9FEC2
Protanopia#FBFBC2
Protanomaly#F4FCC2
Deuteranopia#F7F7C3
Deuteranomaly#F2FAC2
Tritanopia#F0F7F7
Tritanomaly#EDFAE4
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9FEC2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9fec2: #E9FEC2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FEC2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fec2': '#E9FEC2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.996, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fec2">#E9FEC2</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FEC2"

More Green Colors

#E9FEC2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#E9FEC2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FEC2?

#E9FEC2 is a lightest green — rgb(233, 254, 194) in RGB and hsl(81, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #E9FEC2?

#E9FEC2 is rgb(233, 254, 194) — red 233, green 254, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FEC2?

#E9FEC2 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FEC2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FEC2 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FEC2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FEC2 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 lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.74, which is visibly different.

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