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#d4feef

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Light Cyan

RGB
212, 254, 239
HSL
159°, 96%, 91%
CMYK
17, 0, 6, 0
Luminance
0.9111

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d4feef is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d4feef
Hue
159°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9111
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
79/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.22:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue159° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool79% cool

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

Every format

HEX#d4feef
RGBrgb(212, 254, 239)
HSLhsl(159, 96%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 0%)
LABlab(96.5 -16.3 2.7)
LCHlch(96.5 16.5 170.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.963 0.048 171.6)
Decimal13958895
Display P3color(display-p3 0.831 0.996 0.937)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d4feef;
background-color: #d4feef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d4feef] bg-[#d4feef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d4feef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.996, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d4feef")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD4FEEF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(239, 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 #d4feef · 19.22:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.22:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d4feef as text scores 1.09:1 on white and 19.22:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d4feef on white: 1.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d4feef on black: 19.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBF8EE
deuteranopia · #F3F2F0
tritanopia · #CBFFF9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d4feef is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF9
#d4feef
#C2FAE6
#91FCD6
#5AFBC2
#24FAAE
#06EF9C
#05C782
#04A068
#07734D
#054830
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF9Darkest = 950 · #054830
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF9;
  --brand-100: #d4feef;
  --brand-200: #C2FAE6;
  --brand-300: #91FCD6;
  --brand-400: #5AFBC2;
  --brand-500: #24FAAE;
  --brand-600: #06EF9C;
  --brand-700: #05C782;
  --brand-800: #04A068;
  --brand-900: #07734D;
  --brand-950: #054830;
  --brand: #d4feef;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d4feef

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7E
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC007D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#037D51
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241E
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 #d4feef

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#FED4E3
Analogous left#D4FEDA
Analogous right#D4F8FE
Split-complement 1#FED4F8
Split-complement 2#FEDAD4
Triadic 1#EFD4FE
Triadic 2#FEEFD4
Tetradic#DAD4FE

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green99.6%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.9%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#d4feef text on a black background

contrast 19.22:1

Card sample

#d4feef text on a white background

contrast 1.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d4feef;
Background color
Panel with #d4feef background
background-color: #d4feef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d4feef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 254, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 254, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d4feef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4feef, #D4F1FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d4feef

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.

#d4feef 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.

#d4feef, answered

What color is #d4feef?

#d4feef is a pale electric green, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 159° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d4feef?

rgb(212, 254, 239) — 212 red, 254 green and 239 blue out of 255, or 83.1% / 99.6% / 93.7% by channel.

Is #d4feef a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9111 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.22:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d4feef?

Black. It scores 19.22:1 against #d4feef, versus 1.09:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d4feef?

#FED4E3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FED4F8 and #FEDAD4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d4feef?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDD for borders, #4B9B7E for secondary text, #CC007D as an accent and #037D51 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D4FEDA and #D4F8FE stays calm, while #FED4E3 is the loudest partner.

What is #d4feef in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 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 #d4feef warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 79 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D4FEE0; nudged cooler, #D4FEFE.

Work with #d4feef in the Color Lab