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#E9FEDC Color

#E9FEDC is rgb(233, 254, 220) in RGB, hsl(97, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FEDC
HEX#E9FEDC
RGBrgb(233, 254, 220)
HSLhsl(97, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(97, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.3% 0.05 133.4)
LABlab(97.44% -11.54 13.89)
LCHlch(97.44% 18.06 129.72)

What #E9FEDC 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 #E9FEDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 1.05Light Yellow#FFFFE0ΔE 8.05Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.63Beige#F5F5DCΔE 8.73Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 9.64Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.73

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

#E9FEDC Channel Values

How #E9FEDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FEDC 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E9FEDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E9FEDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FEDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9FEDC
Complementary
#F1DCFE
Analogous
#FAFEDC
Analogous
#DCFEE0
Triadic
#DCE9FE
Triadic
#FEDCE9
Split comp.
#E0DCFE
Split comp.
#FEDCFA

Tints & Shades of #E9FEDC

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

#ECFEE1
#ECFEE1
#EFFEE6
#F3FEEB
#F6FFF0
#F6FFF0

Shades

#C1FC9C
#9CFA61
#73F820
#54D006
#3A8F04
#225403

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9FEDC.

How #E9FEDC 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#E9FEDC
Protanopia#FBFBDC
Protanomaly#F4FCDC
Deuteranopia#F7F7DD
Deuteranomaly#F2FADC
Tritanopia#EDFAFA
Tritanomaly#ECFCEF
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9FEDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9fedc: #E9FEDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FEDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fedc': '#E9FEDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.996, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fedc">#E9FEDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FEDC"

More Green Colors

#E9FEDC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#E9FEDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FEDC?

#E9FEDC is a lightest green — rgb(233, 254, 220) in RGB and hsl(97, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.05.

What is the RGB value of #E9FEDC?

#E9FEDC is rgb(233, 254, 220) — red 233, green 254, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FEDC?

#E9FEDC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FEDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FEDC scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FEDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FEDC 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 lightyellow (#FFFFE0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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