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Recognised as Colour

#DEF2C5

  • #DEF2C5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DEF2C5 is a green with RGB values 222, 242, 197 and HSL 87°, 63%, 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

#DEF2C5#DEF2C5
HEX#DEF2C5
RGBrgb(222, 242, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.949, 0.7725
RGB percentages87.1%, 94.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(86.7, 63.4%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.7, 18.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 18.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,611,141
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF2C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.61:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#210D3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7ECC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E0EEE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 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 text17.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.4Light yellow · ΔE 12.1Beige · ΔE 12.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Cornsilk · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C5F2
Analogous#F2F0C5, #C8F2C5
Triadic#C5DEF2, #F2C5DE
Split complementary#C5C8F2, #F0C5F2
Tetradic#C5F2F0, #D9C5F2, #F2C5C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6FBEF
Darker −10%#C6E99B
Darker −20%#AFDF72
Darker −30%#97D648
Darker −40%#7EC02B
More saturated +25%#DFFBBC
Less saturated −25%#DDE9CE

Channel breakdown

R222
G242
B197
Red222 (87.1%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue86.67°
Saturation (HSL)63.38%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F2 · B C5

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