HEX atlas value

#D9E5A9

#D9E5A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 229, 169, HSL 72, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.7365, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#D9E5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #D9E5A9

RGB rgb(217, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(72 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.7365

Contrast Black 15.73:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-d9e5a9: #D9E5A9;
.background-d9e5a9 { background-color: #D9E5A9; }
.text-d9e5a9 { color: #D9E5A9; }

Luminance0.7365

Black text15.73:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#D9E5A9","rgb":[217,229,169],"hsl":[72,54,78],"cmyk":[5,0,26,10],"luminance":0.7365,"contrast":{"black":15.73,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8FAEF","hex":"#F8FAEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.91,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0F29C","hex":"#E0F29C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.35,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9e5a9.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/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B5A9E5","analogous":["#E5D3A9","#BBE5A9"],"triadic":["#A9D9E5","#E5A9D9"],"tetradic":["#A9E5D3","#B5A9E5","#E5A9BB"],"splitComplementary":["#A9BBE5","#D3A9E5"],"monochromatic":["#F8FAEF","#D9E5A9","#BAD062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8FAEF","dark":"#BAD062","saturated":"#E0F29C","desaturated":"#D2D9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":26.076809620810597},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":30.54504869860253},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":30.822070014844883},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":30.903074280724887}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9E5A9

#D9E5A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #D9E5A9 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 217, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 54% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.7365, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.73:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9E5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8FAEF#000000 text · best 19.91:1#F8FAEF

#E0F29C#000000 text · best 17.35:1#E0F29C

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#D9E5A9#D9E5A9

#B5A9E5#B5A9E5

#E5D3A9#E5D3A9

#BBE5A9#BBE5A9

#F8FAEF#F8FAEF

#BAD062#BAD062

Color Harmonies

#B5A9E5#B5A9E5

#E5D3A9#E5D3A9

#BBE5A9#BBE5A9

#A9D9E5#A9D9E5

#E5A9D9#E5A9D9

Variants

#F8FAEF#F8FAEF

#BAD062#BAD062

#E0F29C#E0F29C

#D2D9B5#D2D9B5

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFB8#F1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

#D9E5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9E5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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