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Recognised as Colour

#DEEC9F

  • #DEEC9F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DEEC9F is a green with RGB values 222, 236, 159 and HSL 71°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEEC9F#DEEC9F
HEX#DEEC9F
RGBrgb(222, 236, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9255, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.1%, 92.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(70.9, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.9, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 0%, 32.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,609,567
CSS custom property--colour: #DEEC9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#211360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E49Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E5A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.6Khaki · ΔE 11.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.6Moccasin · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9FEC
Analogous#ECD39F, #B8EC9F
Triadic#9FDEEC, #EC9FDE
Split complementary#9FB8EC, #D39FEC
Tetradic#9FECD3, #AD9FEC, #EC9FB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDF4
Lighter +10%#EDF4CA
Darker −10%#CFE474
Darker −20%#C1DB4A
Darker −30%#ADCA28
Darker −40%#889F20
More saturated +25%#E7FA91
Less saturated −25%#D5DEAD

Channel breakdown

R222
G236
B159
Red222 (87.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue70.91°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G EC · B 9F

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