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Colour

#DCFFC9

  • #DCFFC9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DCFFC9 is a green with RGB values 220, 255, 201 and HSL 99°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DCFFC9#DCFFC9
HEX#DCFFC9
RGBrgb(220, 255, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 1, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.3%, 100%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(98.9, 100%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 21.2%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 0%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,483,401
CSS custom property--colour: #DCFFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.19:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4
Inverted#230036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF7C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEF4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DCFBF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Light yellow · ΔE 17.5Beige · ΔE 19.4Cornsilk · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC9FF
Analogous#F7FFC9, #C9FFD1
Triadic#C9DCFF, #FFC9DC
Split complementary#D1C9FF, #FFC9F7
Tetradic#C9F7FF, #ECC9FF, #FFD1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFFFC
Darker −10%#BBFF96
Darker −20%#9AFF63
Darker −30%#79FF30
Darker −40%#59FC00
More saturated +25%#DCFFC9
Less saturated −25%#DEF8D0

Channel breakdown

R220
G255
B201
Red220 (86.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue98.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G FF · B C9

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