Color specimenNo. 14285213

#D9F99D

Vivid Light Lime

A deterministic reference card for #D9F99D. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
217, 249, 157
HSL
81°, 88%, 80%
Text
Black on top

Tailwind CSS · lime

tailwind · lime 200

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-lime-200, text-lime-200, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · lime

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Class name
lime-200
Hex
#D9F99D
Closest CSS named color
palegoldenrod
Full color breakdown
/color/d9f99d

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #D9F99D as the text color.

1.17:1
AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #D9F99D as the text color.

17.99:1
AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

Recommendation

When using #D9F99D as a background, pair it with #000000 text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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