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#d9fccc

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

RGB
217, 252, 204
HSL
104°, 89%, 89%
CMYK
14, 0, 19, 1
Luminance
0.8873

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d9fccc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d9fccc
Hue
104°
green
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
93%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8873
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.75:1
Closest name
Light Goldenrod Yellow
ΔE2000 9.7
Where it sits
Hue104° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% 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#d9fccc
RGBrgb(217, 252, 204)
HSLhsl(104, 89%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 1%)
LABlab(95.5 -19.8 19.3)
LCHlch(95.5 27.7 135.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.954 0.073 137.3)
Decimal14286028
Display P3color(display-p3 0.851 0.988 0.800)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d9fccc;
background-color: #d9fccc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d9fccc] bg-[#d9fccc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d9fccc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.851, green: 0.988, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d9fccc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD9FCCC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(204, 252, 217)

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 #d9fccc · 18.75:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d9fccc as text scores 1.12:1 on white and 18.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d9fccc on white: 1.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d9fccc on black: 18.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF4C9
deuteranopia · #FAF1CE
tritanopia · #D8F8EF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d9fccc 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.

#F5FDF2
#EBFBE5
#d9fccc
#B0F995
#88F660
#61F32B
#48E70E
#3CC10B
#309A09
#266F0B
#184607
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FDF2Darkest = 950 · #184607
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EBFBE5;
  --brand-200: #d9fccc;
  --brand-300: #B0F995;
  --brand-400: #88F660;
  --brand-500: #61F32B;
  --brand-600: #48E70E;
  --brand-700: #3CC10B;
  --brand-800: #309A09;
  --brand-900: #266F0B;
  --brand-950: #184607;
  --brand: #d9fccc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d9fccc

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#CCEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#609B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6208C4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#267807
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
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 #d9fccc

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#EFCCFC
Analogous left#F1FCCC
Analogous right#CCFCD7
Split-complement 1#D7CCFC
Split-complement 2#FCCCF1
Triadic 1#CCD9FC
Triadic 2#FCCCD9
Tetradic#CCF1FC

RGB percentages

Red85.1%
Green98.8%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#d9fccc text on a black background

contrast 18.75:1

Card sample

#d9fccc text on a white background

contrast 1.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d9fccc;
Background color
Panel with #d9fccc background
background-color: #d9fccc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d9fccc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(217, 252, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(217, 252, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d9fccc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9fccc, #CCFCDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d9fccc

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.

#d9fccc 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.

#d9fccc, answered

What color is #d9fccc?

#d9fccc is a pale electric green, closest to Light Goldenrod Yellow (ΔE2000 9.7). It sits at 104° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d9fccc?

rgb(217, 252, 204) — 217 red, 252 green and 204 blue out of 255, or 85.1% / 98.8% / 80% by channel.

Is #d9fccc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8873 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 18.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d9fccc?

Black. It scores 18.75:1 against #d9fccc, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d9fccc?

#EFCCFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D7CCFC and #FCCCF1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d9fccc?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CCEDC0 for borders, #609B4B for secondary text, #6208C4 as an accent and #267807 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F1FCCC and #CCFCD7 stays calm, while #EFCCFC is the loudest partner.

What is #d9fccc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 1%). 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 #d9fccc warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBFCCC; nudged cooler, #CBFDD0.

Work with #d9fccc in the Color Lab