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Recognised as Colour

#D9EFB3

  • #D9EFB3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D9EFB3 is a green with RGB values 217, 239, 179 and HSL 82°, 65%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9EFB3#D9EFB3
HEX#D9EFB3
RGBrgb(217, 239, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.9373, 0.702
RGB percentages85.1%, 93.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(82, 65.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82, 25.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK9.2%, 0%, 25.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,282,675
CSS custom property--colour: #D9EFB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.95:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#26104C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E7AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E7B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DDE9DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.4Light yellow · ΔE 18.7Wheat · ΔE 19.1Moccasin · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B3EF
Analogous#EFE7B3, #BBEFB3
Triadic#B3D9EF, #EFB3D9
Split complementary#B3BBEF, #E7B3EF
Tetradic#B3EFE7, #C9B3EF, #EFB3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF8DD
Darker −10%#C4E689
Darker −20%#AFDD5F
Darker −30%#9AD435
Darker −40%#7EB125
More saturated +25%#DCFBA7
Less saturated −25%#D6E4BF

Channel breakdown

R217
G239
B179
Red217 (85.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue82°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G EF · B B3

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