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Recognised as Colour

#DCF8CE

  • #DCF8CE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DCF8CE is a green with RGB values 220, 248, 206 and HSL 100°, 75%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DCF8CE#DCF8CE
HEX#DCF8CE
RGBrgb(220, 248, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9725, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.3%, 97.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(100, 75%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 16.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 0%, 16.9%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,481,614
CSS custom property--colour: #DCF8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.36:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#230731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCF1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EFD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DCF4ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.6Light yellow · ΔE 12.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.6Beige · ΔE 13.4Cornsilk · ΔE 14.9Honeydew · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACEF8
Analogous#F1F8CE, #CEF8D5
Triadic#CEDCF8, #F8CEDC
Split complementary#D5CEF8, #F8CEF1
Tetradic#CEF1F8, #EACEF8, #F8D5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFEFB
Darker −10%#BCF2A1
Darker −20%#9CEB75
Darker −30%#7CE548
Darker −40%#5EDB1F
More saturated +25%#DAFFC7
Less saturated −25%#DEF1D5

Channel breakdown

R220
G248
B206
Red220 (86.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G F8 · B CE

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