Palettes / Colors / #D4E486

#D4E486 — Light Green

#D4E486 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #D4E486 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D4E486 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9586E4; it also sits naturally between #E4C586 and #A5E486. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 89% · Blue 53%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D4E486

.text { color: #D4E486; }
.background { background-color: #D4E486; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4E486; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 228, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 64%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4E486; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 228, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4E486; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 228, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4E486">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4E486">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4E486

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9586E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4E486: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4E486

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D4E486 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D4E486 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4E486?

#D4E486 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 212, 228, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4E486?

#D4E486 is RGB 212, 228, 134 — HSL 70°, 64%, 71% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 41%, 11%.

What colors go with #D4E486?

Its complement is #9586E4; analogous partners are #E4C586 and #A5E486. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4E486 for text?

Black text on #D4E486 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.