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#EAFD9B Color

#EAFD9B is rgb(234, 253, 155) in RGB, hsl(72, 96%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 39%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Key Lime (#E8F48C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAFD9B
HEX#EAFD9B
RGBrgb(234, 253, 155)
HSLhsl(72, 96%, 80%)
HSVhsv(72, 39%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 39%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.9% 0.124 117.8)
LABlab(96.29% -17.34 44.65)
LCHlch(96.29% 47.90 111.23)

What #EAFD9B 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 #EAFD9B, 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.

#EAFD9B Channel Values

How #EAFD9B 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 234 · G 253 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 96% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 39% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAFD9B 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 text19.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAFD9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAFD9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAFD9B

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAFD9B.

How #EAFD9B 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#EAFD9B
Protanopia#FAFA9B
Protanomaly#F4FB9B
Deuteranopia#F7F79C
Deuteranomaly#F2F99C
Tritanopia#F4F3F3
Tritanomaly#F0F7D6
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAFD9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eafd9b: #EAFD9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAFD9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eafd9b': '#EAFD9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.992, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_eafd9b">#EAFD9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAFD9B"

More Green Colors

#EAFD9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAFD9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAFD9B?

#EAFD9B is a lightest green — rgb(234, 253, 155) in RGB and hsl(72, 96%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Key Lime (#E8F48C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #EAFD9B?

#EAFD9B is rgb(234, 253, 155) — red 234, green 253, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAFD9B?

#EAFD9B converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 39%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAFD9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAFD9B scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAFD9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAFD9B 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 13.04, which is visibly different.

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