Colour

#DFE2A8

#DFE2A8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DFE2A8 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 226, 168 and HSL 63°, 50%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFE2A8#DFE2A8

HEX#DFE2A8

RGBrgb(223, 226, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8863, 0.6588

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.6%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(63.1, 50%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 25.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 25.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,552

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE2A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#201D57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBDDA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECDFAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E7DBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 12.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.1 Moccasin · ΔE 13.2 Navajo white · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.88, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABA8E2

Analogous#E2C8A8, #C2E2A8

Triadic#A8DFE2, #E2A8DF

Split complementary#A8C2E2, #C8A8E2

Tetradic#A8E2C8, #ABA8E2, #E2A8C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCF5

Lighter +10%#EDEFCE

Darker −10%#D1D582

Darker −20%#C3C85C

Darker −30%#AFB53C

Darker −40%#8A8E30

More saturated +25%#ECF19A

Less saturated −25%#D2D3B6

Channel breakdown

R223

G226

B168

Red223 (87.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue63.1°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DF · G E2 · B A8

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