HEX atlas value

#E4F994

#E4F994 is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 249, 148, HSL 72, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8638, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#E4F994 Sample readable text

HEX #E4F994

RGB rgb(228, 249, 148)

HSL hsl(72 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8638

Contrast Black 18.28:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-e4f994: #E4F994;
.background-e4f994 { background-color: #E4F994; }
.text-e4f994 { color: #E4F994; }

Luminance0.8638

Black text18.28:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA 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":"#E4F994","rgb":[228,249,148],"hsl":[72,89,78],"cmyk":[8,0,41,2],"luminance":0.8638,"contrast":{"black":18.28,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAFEEC","hex":"#FAFEEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.45,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9FF8F","hex":"#E9FF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.17,"contrastWhite":1.1,"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":"#B3F995","hex":"#B3F995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.9,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Khaki 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/e4f994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A995F9","analogous":["#F9DB95","#B3F995"],"triadic":["#95E5F9","#F995E5"],"tetradic":["#95F9DB","#A995F9","#F995B3"],"splitComplementary":["#95B3F9","#DB95F9"],"monochromatic":["#FAFEEC","#E4F994","#CFF43E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAFEEC","dark":"#CFF43E","saturated":"#E9FF8F","desaturated":"#DDECA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4F994

#E4F994 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #E4F994 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 228, 249, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 89% saturation and 78% 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 0.8638, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.28:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4F994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAFEEC#000000 text · best 20.45:1#FAFEEC

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#E9FF8F#000000 text · best 19.17:1#E9FF8F

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#B3F995#000000 text · best 16.9:1#B3F995

Generated Palette

#E4F994#E4F994

#A995F9#A995F9

#F9DB95#F9DB95

#B3F995#B3F995

#FAFEEC#FAFEEC

#CFF43E#CFF43E

Color Harmonies

#A995F9#A995F9

#F9DB95#F9DB95

#B3F995#B3F995

#95E5F9#95E5F9

#F995E5#F995E5

Variants

#FAFEEC#FAFEEC

#CFF43E#CFF43E

#E9FF8F#E9FF8F

#DDECA1#DDECA1

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFB8#F1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

#E4F994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4F994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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