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Recognised as Colour

#DCF9CE

  • #DCF9CE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DCF9CE is a green with RGB values 220, 249, 206 and HSL 100°, 78%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DCF9CE#DCF9CE
HEX#DCF9CE
RGBrgb(220, 249, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9765, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.3%, 97.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(100.5, 78.2%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.5, 17.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK11.6%, 0%, 17.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,481,870
CSS custom property--colour: #DCF9CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.48:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#230631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDF2CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EFD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DCF5EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 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 text18.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.8Light yellow · ΔE 13Beige · ΔE 14Cornsilk · ΔE 15.4Honeydew · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCEF9
Analogous#F2F9CE, #CEF9D6
Triadic#CEDCF9, #F9CEDC
Split complementary#D6CEF9, #F9CEF2
Tetradic#CEF2F9, #EBCEF9, #F9D6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFFFB
Darker −10%#BCF3A1
Darker −20%#9BEE73
Darker −30%#7BE846
Darker −40%#5BE01B
More saturated +25%#DAFFC8
Less saturated −25%#DEF2D5

Channel breakdown

R220
G249
B206
Red220 (86.3%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue100.47°
Saturation (HSL)78.18%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G F9 · B CE

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