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#d4fec8

a pale, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
212, 254, 200
HSL
107°, 96%, 89%
CMYK
17, 0, 21, 0
Luminance
0.8905

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d4fec8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d4fec8
Hue
107°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
93%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8905
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.81:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 10.3
Where it sits
Hue107° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d4fec8
RGBrgb(212, 254, 200)
HSLhsl(107, 96%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 0%)
LABlab(95.6 -23.1 21.5)
LCHlch(95.6 31.6 137.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.954 0.083 138.8)
Decimal13958856
Display P3color(display-p3 0.831 0.996 0.784)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d4fec8;
background-color: #d4fec8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d4fec8] bg-[#d4fec8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d4fec8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.996, blue: 0.784)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d4fec8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD4FEC8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(200, 254, 212)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d4fec8 · 18.81:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.81:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d4fec8 as text scores 1.12:1 on white and 18.81:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d4fec8 on white: 1.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d4fec8 on black: 18.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF5C5
deuteranopia · #FBF1CB
tritanopia · #D2FAEF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d4fec8 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FDF1
#E9FCE4
#d4fec8
#A9FD91
#7EFC5A
#53FB23
#39F004
#2FC804
#26A003
#1F7307
#134804
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF1Darkest = 950 · #134804
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF1;
  --brand-100: #E9FCE4;
  --brand-200: #d4fec8;
  --brand-300: #A9FD91;
  --brand-400: #7EFC5A;
  --brand-500: #53FB23;
  --brand-600: #39F004;
  --brand-700: #2FC804;
  --brand-800: #26A003;
  --brand-900: #1F7307;
  --brand-950: #134804;
  --brand: #d4fec8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d4fec8

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6D00CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1E7D02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d4fec8

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2C8FE
Analogous left#EFFEC8
Analogous right#C8FED7
Split-complement 1#D7C8FE
Split-complement 2#FEC8EF
Triadic 1#C8D4FE
Triadic 2#FEC8D4
Tetradic#C8EFFE

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green99.6%
Blue78.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow21.3%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#d4fec8 text on a black background

contrast 18.81:1

Card sample

#d4fec8 text on a white background

contrast 1.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d4fec8;
Background color
Panel with #d4fec8 background
background-color: #d4fec8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d4fec8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 254, 200, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 254, 200, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d4fec8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4fec8, #C8FEE0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d4fec8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d4fec8 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d4fec8, answered

What color is #d4fec8?

#d4fec8 is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 10.3). It sits at 107° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d4fec8?

rgb(212, 254, 200) — 212 red, 254 green and 200 blue out of 255, or 83.1% / 99.6% / 78.4% by channel.

Is #d4fec8 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8905 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 18.81:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d4fec8?

Black. It scores 18.81:1 against #d4fec8, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d4fec8?

#F2C8FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D7C8FE and #FEC8EF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d4fec8?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CAEDC0 for borders, #5C9B4B for secondary text, #6D00CC as an accent and #1E7D02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EFFEC8 and #C8FED7 stays calm, while #F2C8FE is the loudest partner.

What is #d4fec8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d4fec8 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E8FEC8; nudged cooler, #C7FFCF.

Work with #d4fec8 in the Color Lab