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#E2FF99 — Light Vivid Green

#E2FF99 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E2FF99 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.

#E2FF99 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B699FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE999 and #AFFF99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2FF99 · RGB 226, 255, 153

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Color values

HEX#E2FF99
RGB226, 255, 153
HSL77°, 100%, 80%
HSV77°, 40%, 100%
CMYK11%, 0%, 40%, 0%
XYZ72.87, 89.99, 43.67
Yxy89.99, 0.3529, 0.4357
CIE-Lab95.99, -25.09, 45.60
Hunter Lab94.86, -24.20, 35.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 100% · Blue 60%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2FF99 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2FF99 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2FF99

.text { color: #E2FF99; }
.background { background-color: #E2FF99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2FF99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 255, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2FF99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 255, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2FF99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 255, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2FF99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2FF99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2FF99

#D7FF70#CCFF4D#C1FF24#B7FF00#9AD600#7CAD00#638A00#456100#2C3D00#0F1400

Tints of #E2FF99

#E5FFA3#E6FFA8#E9FFB3#EBFFB8#EEFFC2#F1FFCC#F2FFD1#F5FFDB#F6FFE0#F9FFEB

Tones of #E2FF99

#DFF8A0#DCF0A8#D9E9AF#D6E2B6#D2DBBD#CFD3C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B699FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text19.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2FF99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2FF99

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 #E2FF99: ·

How #E2FF99 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFB2Deuteranopia · #EDEBB8Tritanopia · #E3C5C9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2FF99 rather than the exact color:

Palette 006769
#006769 · #40A578 · #9DDE8B · #E6FF94
Palette E9ff97
#E9FF97 · #FFD18E · #FFA38F · #FF7EE2
Palette 041122
#041122 · #259073 · #7FDA89 · #E6F99D
Palette Ddf796
#DDF796 · #F3FE7E · #979797 · #757575
Palette E8f79a
#E8F79A · #49D292 · #3B445B · #383746
Burning Ruby Solace
#B00F41 · #ED5529 · #F3D26D · #DBF698

Similar colors

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

#E6FF94#E9FF97#E6F99D#DDF796#E8F79A#DBF698#F2FF97#E2EF94#D8F19D#EFF396#EEF296#EAEF9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2FF98  ·  #E2FF9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2FF99?

#E2FF99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 226, 255, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2FF99?

#E2FF99 is RGB 226, 255, 153 — HSL 77°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #E2FF99?

Its complement is #B699FF; analogous partners are #FFE999 and #AFFF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2FF99 for text?

Black text on #E2FF99 has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.