HEX atlas value

#D9EC8D

#D9EC8D is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 236, 141, HSL 72, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.7667, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#D9EC8D Sample readable text

HEX #D9EC8D

RGB rgb(217, 236, 141)

HSL hsl(72 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.7667

Contrast Black 16.33:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-d9ec8d: #D9EC8D;
.background-d9ec8d { background-color: #D9EC8D; }
.text-d9ec8d { color: #D9EC8D; }

Luminance0.7667

Black text16.33:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#D9EC8D","rgb":[217,236,141],"hsl":[72,71,74],"cmyk":[8,0,40,7],"luminance":0.7667,"contrast":{"black":16.33,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3F9DC","hex":"#F3F9DC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.39,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2FA7F","hex":"#E2FA7F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"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":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Khaki 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/d9ec8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A08EEC","analogous":["#ECD08E","#AAEC8E"],"triadic":["#8ED9EC","#EC8ED9"],"tetradic":["#8EECD0","#A08EEC","#EC8EAA"],"splitComplementary":["#8EAAEC","#D08EEC"],"monochromatic":["#F3F9DC","#D9EC8D","#BFDE3F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F9DC","dark":"#BFDE3F","saturated":"#E2FA7F","desaturated":"#D0DD9C","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#EDFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":40.311288741492746}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9EC8D

#D9EC8D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #D9EC8D is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 217, 236, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 71% saturation and 74% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.7667, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.33:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9EC8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F9DC#000000 text · best 19.39:1#F3F9DC

#E2FA7F#000000 text · best 18.21:1#E2FA7F

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#D9EC8D#D9EC8D

#A08EEC#A08EEC

#ECD08E#ECD08E

#AAEC8E#AAEC8E

#F3F9DC#F3F9DC

#BFDE3F#BFDE3F

Color Harmonies

#A08EEC#A08EEC

#ECD08E#ECD08E

#AAEC8E#AAEC8E

#8ED9EC#8ED9EC

#EC8ED9#EC8ED9

Variants

#F3F9DC#F3F9DC

#BFDE3F#BFDE3F

#E2FA7F#E2FA7F

#D0DD9C#D0DD9C

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#EDFFA3#EDFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Straw#E4D96F

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#D9EC8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9EC8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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