HEX atlas value

#D8F8AB

#D8F8AB is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 248, 171, HSL 85, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8467, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#D8F8AB Sample readable text

HEX #D8F8AB

RGB rgb(216, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(85 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8467

Contrast Black 17.93:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-d8f8ab: #D8F8AB;
.background-d8f8ab { background-color: #D8F8AB; }
.text-d8f8ab { color: #D8F8AB; }

Luminance0.8467

Black text17.93:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#D8F8AB","rgb":[216,248,171],"hsl":[85,85,82],"cmyk":[13,0,31,3],"luminance":0.8467,"contrast":{"black":17.93,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9FFA3","hex":"#D9FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.78,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8F2AA","hex":"#F8F2AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.27,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d8f8ab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CBAAF8","analogous":["#F8F2AA","#B1F8AA"],"triadic":["#AAD8F8","#F8AAD8"],"tetradic":["#AAF8F2","#CBAAF8","#F8AAB1"],"splitComplementary":["#AAB1F8","#F2AAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D8F8AB","#B0F155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B0F155","saturated":"#D9FFA3","desaturated":"#D6EEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":33.015148038438355},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":38.379682124790975},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":39.26830783214372},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":39.736632972611055}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8F8AB

#D8F8AB is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #D8F8AB is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 216, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 85% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8467, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.93:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8F8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#D9FFA3#000000 text · best 18.78:1#D9FFA3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#F8F2AA#000000 text · best 18.27:1#F8F2AA

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

Generated Palette

#D8F8AB#D8F8AB

#CBAAF8#CBAAF8

#F8F2AA#F8F2AA

#B1F8AA#B1F8AA

White#FFFFFF

#B0F155#B0F155

Color Harmonies

#CBAAF8#CBAAF8

#F8F2AA#F8F2AA

#B1F8AA#B1F8AA

#AAD8F8#AAD8F8

#F8AAD8#F8AAD8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B0F155#B0F155

#D9FFA3#D9FFA3

#D6EEB4#D6EEB4

White#FFFFFF

#EAFFCC#EAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Butter#FFF1A8

#D8F8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8F8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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