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Balanced Pear

#d9fbd1
Notes

Balanced Pear (#D9FBD1) is a soft green with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (109°, 84%, 90%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#d9fbd1
RGB
rgb(217, 251, 209)
HSL
hsl(109, 84%, 90%)
HWB
hwb(109 82% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.3% 0.066 139.7)
HSV
hsv(109, 17%, 98%)
LAB
lab(95.31% -18.52 16.52)
LCH
lch(95.31% 24.82 138.27)
CMYK
cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 2%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#d9fbd1
Original
#fef4cf
Protanopia
#f8f0d3
Deuteranopia
#d8f8ef
Tritanopia
#f1f1f1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.12:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
18.67:1

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