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#D4E693 — Light Green

#D4E693 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 #D4E693 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.

#D4E693 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 #A594E6; it also sits naturally between #E6CF94 and #ABE694. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D4E693 · RGB 212, 230, 147

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Color values

HEX#D4E693
RGB212, 230, 147
HSL73°, 62%, 74%
HSV73°, 36%, 90%
CMYK8%, 0%, 36%, 10%
XYZ60.71, 72.70, 38.44
Yxy72.70, 0.3533, 0.4230
CIE-Lab88.30, -18.97, 38.49
Hunter Lab85.26, -17.83, 29.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 90% · Blue 58%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D4E693 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D4E693 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D4E693

.text { color: #D4E693; }
.background { background-color: #D4E693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4E693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 230, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 62%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4E693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 230, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4E693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 230, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4E693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4E693">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4E693

#C8DF77#BDD85A#B1D13D#9FBE2D#86A126#6E841F#566718#3E4A11#262D0B#0E1104

Tints of #D4E693

#D7E89C#DBEAA4#E0EDB1#E3EFB9#E6F0C1#E9F2C9#EDF4D2#F2F7DE#F5F9E6#F8FBEE

Tones of #D4E693

#D1E09A#CDDAA0#CAD4A5#C7CFAB#C3C9B1#C0C3B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A594E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #D4E693: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4E693

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D4E693: ·

How #D4E693 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCA7Deuteranopia · #DBD9ACTritanopia · #D5B7BA

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D4E693 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Canyon
#E0A43D · #D8E796 · #97DF7D · #80EB9E
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Palette Ffd4d4
#FFD4D4 · #FFFFE8 · #CDE990 · #AACB73
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Palette F2f4b2
#F2F4B2 · #CCE490 · #0C907D · #0D627A
Palette 72bf78
#72BF78 · #A0D683 · #D3EE98 · #FEFF9F

Similar colors

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

#D8E796#CEE397#CDE990#D9EA99#CCE490#D3EE98#DEE791#DCEC96#D0DD97#CCDF92#D0DD8D#DDDC92

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D4E692  ·  #D4E694 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4E693?

#D4E693 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 212, 230, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4E693?

#D4E693 is RGB 212, 230, 147 — HSL 73°, 62%, 74% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 36%, 10%.

What colors go with #D4E693?

Its complement is #A594E6; analogous partners are #E6CF94 and #ABE694. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4E693 for text?

Black text on #D4E693 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.