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#e2ffc2

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

RGB
226, 255, 194
HSL
89°, 100%, 88%
CMYK
11, 0, 24, 0
Luminance
0.9158

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e2ffc2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e2ffc2
Hue
89°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9158
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
49/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.32:1
Closest name
Light Goldenrod Yellow
ΔE2000 8.7
Where it sits
Hue89° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool49% 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#e2ffc2
RGBrgb(226, 255, 194)
HSLhsl(89, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 0%)
LABlab(96.7 -19.7 26.1)
LCHlch(96.7 32.7 127.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.964 0.085 128.6)
Decimal14876610
Display P3color(display-p3 0.886 1.000 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e2ffc2;
background-color: #e2ffc2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e2ffc2] bg-[#e2ffc2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e2ffc2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.886, green: 1.000, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e2ffc2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE2FFC2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 255, 226)

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 #e2ffc2 · 19.32:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.32:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e2ffc2 as text scores 1.09:1 on white and 19.32:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e2ffc2 on white: 1.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e2ffc2 on black: 19.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF7BE
deuteranopia · #FFF5C5
tritanopia · #E5F9EE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e2ffc2 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.

#F8FEF1
#F0FCE3
#e2ffc2
#CAFF8F
#AFFF57
#94FF1F
#81F500
#6BCC00
#56A300
#407605
#284903
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F8FEF1Darkest = 950 · #284903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FEF1;
  --brand-100: #F0FCE3;
  --brand-200: #e2ffc2;
  --brand-300: #CAFF8F;
  --brand-400: #AFFF57;
  --brand-500: #94FF1F;
  --brand-600: #81F500;
  --brand-700: #6BCC00;
  --brand-800: #56A300;
  --brand-900: #407605;
  --brand-950: #284903;
  --brand: #e2ffc2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e2ffc2

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#759B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2F00CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#438000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
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 #e2ffc2

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#DFC2FF
Analogous left#FFFDC2
Analogous right#C3FFC2
Split-complement 1#C2C3FF
Split-complement 2#FDC2FF
Triadic 1#C2E2FF
Triadic 2#FFC2E2
Tetradic#C2FFFD

RGB percentages

Red88.6%
Green100.0%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow23.9%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#e2ffc2 text on a black background

contrast 19.32:1

Card sample

#e2ffc2 text on a white background

contrast 1.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e2ffc2;
Background color
Panel with #e2ffc2 background
background-color: #e2ffc2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e2ffc2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(226, 255, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(226, 255, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e2ffc2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ffc2, #C2FFCA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e2ffc2

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.

#e2ffc2 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.

#e2ffc2, answered

What color is #e2ffc2?

#e2ffc2 is a pale electric green, closest to Light Goldenrod Yellow (ΔE2000 8.7). It sits at 89° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #e2ffc2?

rgb(226, 255, 194) — 226 red, 255 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 88.6% / 100% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #e2ffc2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9158 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.32:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e2ffc2?

Black. It scores 19.32:1 against #e2ffc2, versus 1.09:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e2ffc2?

#DFC2FF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2C3FF and #FDC2FF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e2ffc2?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D7EDC0 for borders, #759B4B for secondary text, #2F00CC as an accent and #438000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FFFDC2 and #C3FFC2 stays calm, while #DFC2FF is the loudest partner.

What is #e2ffc2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 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 #e2ffc2 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 49 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F8FFC2; nudged cooler, #CBFFC2.

Work with #e2ffc2 in the Color Lab