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#ECFF9E Color

#ECFF9E is rgb(236, 255, 158) in RGB, hsl(72, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 0%) 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 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFF9E
HEX#ECFF9E
RGBrgb(236, 255, 158)
HSLhsl(72, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(72, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.5% 0.123 117.8)
LABlab(96.99% -17.25 44.13)
LCHlch(96.99% 47.38 111.36)

What #ECFF9E 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 #ECFF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 5.86Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 7.57Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 7.97Canary#FFFF99ΔE 8.24Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 8.4Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.4

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

#ECFF9E Channel Values

How #ECFF9E 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 255 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECFF9E 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 text19.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECFF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECFF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECFF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECFF9E
Complementary
#B19EFF
Analogous
#FFE29E
Analogous
#BBFF9E
Triadic
#9EECFF
Triadic
#FF9EEC
Split comp.
#9EBBFF
Split comp.
#E29EFF

Tints & Shades of #ECFF9E

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

#EEFFA8
#F1FFB8
#F3FFC2
#F6FFD1
#F8FFDB
#FBFFEB

Shades

#E0FF66
#D5FF2E
#C4F500
#97BD00
#6A8500
#3D4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECFF9E.

How #ECFF9E 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#ECFF9E
Protanopia#FCFC9E
Protanomaly#F6FD9E
Deuteranopia#F9F99F
Deuteranomaly#F4FB9F
Tritanopia#F6F5F5
Tritanomaly#F2F9D8
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecff9e: #ECFF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecff9e': '#ECFF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 1.000, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ecff9e">#ECFF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFF9E"

More Green Colors

#ECFF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECFF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFF9E?

#ECFF9E is a lightest green — rgb(236, 255, 158) in RGB and hsl(72, 100%, 81%) 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 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #ECFF9E?

#ECFF9E is rgb(236, 255, 158) — red 236, green 255, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFF9E?

#ECFF9E converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFF9E scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECFF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFF9E 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 13.3, which is visibly different.

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