HEX atlas value

#D9EAB8

#D9EAB8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 234, 184, HSL 80, 54%, 82%, has luminance 0.7706, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#D9EAB8 Sample readable text

HEX #D9EAB8

RGB rgb(217, 234, 184)

HSL hsl(80 54% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 21, 8)

Luminance 0.7706

Contrast Black 16.41:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-d9eab8: #D9EAB8;
.background-d9eab8 { background-color: #D9EAB8; }
.text-d9eab8 { color: #D9EAB8; }

Luminance0.7706

Black text16.41:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#D9EAB8","rgb":[217,234,184],"hsl":[80,54,82],"cmyk":[7,0,21,8],"luminance":0.7706,"contrast":{"black":16.41,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"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":"#DDF4AE","hex":"#DDF4AE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"#EAE2B8","hex":"#EAE2B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.07,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"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/d9eab8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C9B8EA","analogous":["#EAE2B8","#C1EAB8"],"triadic":["#B8D9EA","#EAB8D9"],"tetradic":["#B8EAE2","#C9B8EA","#EAB8C1"],"splitComplementary":["#B8C1EA","#E2B8EA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D9EAB8","#B4D572"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B4D572","saturated":"#DDF4AE","desaturated":"#D6E0C2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EEFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":26.851443164195103},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":27.16615541441225}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9EAB8

#D9EAB8 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #D9EAB8 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 217, 234, and 184, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 54% saturation and 82% 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 0.7706, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.41:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9EAB8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DDF4AE#000000 text · best 17.63:1#DDF4AE

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

#EAE2B8#000000 text · best 16.07:1#EAE2B8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Generated Palette

#D9EAB8#D9EAB8

#C9B8EA#C9B8EA

#EAE2B8#EAE2B8

#C1EAB8#C1EAB8

White#FFFFFF

#B4D572#B4D572

Color Harmonies

#C9B8EA#C9B8EA

#EAE2B8#EAE2B8

#C1EAB8#C1EAB8

#B8D9EA#B8D9EA

#EAB8D9#EAB8D9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B4D572#B4D572

#DDF4AE#DDF4AE

#D6E0C2#D6E0C2

White#FFFFFF

#EEFFCC#EEFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#D9EAB8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9EAB8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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