#D9E5CD#D9E5CD
#D9E5CD is a very light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.035 H 128.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9E5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 229, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 32%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 10%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.49, -8.25, 10.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.49, 13.23, 128.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.64% -0.0217 0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.64% 0.035 128.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6523, 75.1979, 68.6963) |
| Luminance | 0.7520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 6.12
Honeydew
#F0FFF0
ΔE00 6.48
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 7.55
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 7.65
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 7.87
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9E5CD #D9CDE5
analogous
#E5E5CD #D9E5CD #CDE5CD
triadic
#D9E5CD #CDD9E5 #E5CDD9
tetradic
#D9E5CD #CDE5E5 #D9CDE5 #E5CDCD
square
#D9E5CD #CDE5E5 #D9CDE5 #E5CDCD
split-complementary
#D9E5CD #CDCDE5 #E5CDE5
monochromatic
#9CBB7C #BAD0A5 #D9E5CD #F0F5EB #F0F5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#D9E5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.04
#D9E5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9E5CD
16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9E5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9E5CD | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.04 | 16.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8E1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6E1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAE3DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9e5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 229, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.035 128.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4eddc',
500: '#d9e5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9e5cd; $custom-light: #e4eddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9e5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 229,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90,
"s": 31.579,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90635,
"c": 0.03456,
"h": 128.9
},
"luminance": 0.75198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9E5CD
secondary
#AB99BE
accent
#3BAA73
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFDFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#151615
muted
#848484