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#d8ffcf

a pale, electric green · neutral · closest name: Light Goldenrod Yellow

RGB
216, 255, 207
HSL
109°, 100%, 91%
CMYK
15, 0, 19, 0
Luminance
0.9062

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d8ffcf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d8ffcf
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9062
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.12:1
Closest name
Light Goldenrod Yellow
ΔE2000 10.4
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% 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#d8ffcf
RGBrgb(216, 255, 207)
HSLhsl(109, 100%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 0%)
LABlab(96.3 -21.1 18.9)
LCHlch(96.3 28.3 138.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.960 0.075 139.8)
Decimal14221263
Display P3color(display-p3 0.847 1.000 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d8ffcf;
background-color: #d8ffcf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d8ffcf] bg-[#d8ffcf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d8ffcf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.847, green: 1.000, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d8ffcf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD8FFCF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 255, 216)

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 #d8ffcf · 19.12:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.12:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d8ffcf as text scores 1.10:1 on white and 19.12:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d8ffcf on white: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d8ffcf on black: 19.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF7CC
deuteranopia · #FCF3D1
tritanopia · #D6FCF2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d8ffcf 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.

#F3FEF1
#d8ffcf
#CBFCC0
#A4FF8F
#76FF57
#48FF1F
#2EF500
#26CC00
#1EA300
#1A7605
#104903
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F3FEF1Darkest = 950 · #104903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FEF1;
  --brand-100: #d8ffcf;
  --brand-200: #CBFCC0;
  --brand-300: #A4FF8F;
  --brand-400: #76FF57;
  --brand-500: #48FF1F;
  --brand-600: #2EF500;
  --brand-700: #26CC00;
  --brand-800: #1EA300;
  --brand-900: #1A7605;
  --brand-950: #104903;
  --brand: #d8ffcf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d8ffcf

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7300CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#188000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFFE5
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 #d8ffcf

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#F6CFFF
Analogous left#F0FFCF
Analogous right#CFFFDE
Split-complement 1#DECFFF
Split-complement 2#FFCFF0
Triadic 1#CFD8FF
Triadic 2#FFCFD8
Tetradic#CFF0FF

RGB percentages

Red84.7%
Green100.0%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow18.8%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#d8ffcf text on a black background

contrast 19.12:1

Card sample

#d8ffcf text on a white background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d8ffcf;
Background color
Panel with #d8ffcf background
background-color: #d8ffcf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d8ffcf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(216, 255, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(216, 255, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d8ffcf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8ffcf, #CFFFE6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d8ffcf

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.

#d8ffcf 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.

#d8ffcf, answered

What color is #d8ffcf?

#d8ffcf is a pale electric green, closest to Light Goldenrod Yellow (ΔE2000 10.4). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d8ffcf?

rgb(216, 255, 207) — 216 red, 255 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 84.7% / 100% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #d8ffcf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9062 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.12:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d8ffcf?

Black. It scores 19.12:1 against #d8ffcf, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d8ffcf?

#F6CFFF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DECFFF and #FFCFF0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d8ffcf?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C8EDC0 for borders, #5A9B4B for secondary text, #7300CC as an accent and #188000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F0FFCF and #CFFFDE stays calm, while #F6CFFF is the loudest partner.

What is #d8ffcf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 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 #d8ffcf warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EAFFCF; nudged cooler, #CFFFD8.

Work with #d8ffcf in the Color Lab