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Recognised as Colour

#D9E4AE

  • #D9E4AE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D9E4AE is a green with RGB values 217, 228, 174 and HSL 72°, 50%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9E4AE#D9E4AE
HEX#D9E4AE
RGBrgb(217, 228, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8941, 0.6824
RGB percentages85.1%, 89.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(72.2, 50%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 23.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 23.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,854
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E4AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#261B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDEABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADFB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DFDED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.2Wheat · ΔE 14.2Moccasin · ΔE 15.4Light yellow · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9AEE4
Analogous#E4D4AE, #BEE4AE
Triadic#AED9E4, #E4AED9
Split complementary#AEBEE4, #D4AEE4
Tetradic#AEE4D4, #B9AEE4, #E4AEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFB
Lighter +10%#EBF1D4
Darker −10%#C7D788
Darker −20%#B5CB62
Darker −30%#A1BB3E
Darker −40%#809531
More saturated +25%#E1F2A1
Less saturated −25%#D1D7BC

Channel breakdown

R217
G228
B174
Red217 (85.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue72.22°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E4 · B AE

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