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#ECFE9A Color

#ECFE9A is rgb(236, 254, 154) in RGB, hsl(71, 98%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Key Lime (#E8F48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFE9A
HEX#ECFE9A
RGBrgb(236, 254, 154)
HSLhsl(71, 98%, 80%)
HSVhsv(71, 39%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.2% 0.126 117.2)
LABlab(96.69% -17.13 45.65)
LCHlch(96.69% 48.76 110.57)

What #ECFE9A 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 #ECFE9A, 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.

#ECFE9A Channel Values

How #ECFE9A 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 236 · G 254 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 98% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 39% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECFE9A 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECFE9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECFE9A; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECFE9A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECFE9A.

How #ECFE9A 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#ECFE9A
Protanopia#FBFB9A
Protanomaly#F5FC9A
Deuteranopia#F8F89B
Deuteranomaly#F3FB9B
Tritanopia#F6F4F4
Tritanomaly#F2F8D6
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFE9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecfe9a: #ECFE9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFE9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecfe9a': '#ECFE9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.996, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_ecfe9a">#ECFE9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFE9A"

More Green Colors

#ECFE9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECFE9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFE9A?

#ECFE9A is a lightest green — rgb(236, 254, 154) in RGB and hsl(71, 98%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Key Lime (#E8F48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #ECFE9A?

#ECFE9A is rgb(236, 254, 154) — red 236, green 254, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFE9A?

#ECFE9A converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFE9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFE9A scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECFE9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFE9A 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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