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Recognised as Colour

#DEF2C3

  • #DEF2C3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DEF2C3 is a green with RGB values 222, 242, 195 and HSL 86°, 64%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DEF2C3#DEF2C3
HEX#DEF2C3
RGBrgb(222, 242, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.949, 0.7647
RGB percentages87.1%, 94.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(85.5, 64.4%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.5, 19.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 19.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,611,139
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF2C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.59:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#210D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7ECC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EBC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E1EDE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.4Light yellow · ΔE 12.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.9Beige · ΔE 13.8Cornsilk · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C3F2
Analogous#F2EFC3, #C7F2C3
Triadic#C3DEF2, #F2C3DE
Split complementary#C3C7F2, #EEC3F2
Tetradic#C3F2EF, #D7C3F2, #F2C3C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5FBED
Darker −10%#C7E999
Darker −20%#B0E06F
Darker −30%#99D745
Darker −40%#80C029
More saturated +25%#DFFBBA
Less saturated −25%#DDE9CC

Channel breakdown

R222
G242
B195
Red222 (87.1%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue85.53°
Saturation (HSL)64.38%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F2 · B C3

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