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Recognised as Colour

#DCFAB9

  • #DCFAB9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DCFAB9 is a green with RGB values 220, 250, 185 and HSL 88°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCFAB9#DCFAB9
HEX#DCFAB9
RGBrgb(220, 250, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9804, 0.7255
RGB percentages86.3%, 98%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(87.7, 86.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.7, 26%, 98%)
CMYK12%, 0%, 26%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,482,105
CSS custom property--colour: #DCFAB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.42:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#230546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF1B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCEFBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DFF4E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 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 text18.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17Light yellow · ΔE 20.9Khaki · ΔE 21.1Beige · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B9FA
Analogous#FAF8B9, #BCFAB9
Triadic#B9DCFA, #FAB9DC
Split complementary#B9BCFA, #F7B9FA
Tetradic#B9FAF7, #D7B9FA, #FAB9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4FDE9
Darker −10%#C4F789
Darker −20%#ACF35A
Darker −30%#95F02A
Darker −40%#7BD80F
More saturated +25%#DCFFB4
Less saturated −25%#DBF1C2

Channel breakdown

R220
G250
B185
Red220 (86.3%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue87.69°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G FA · B B9

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