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Recognised as Colour

#DFE5BA

  • #DFE5BA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DFE5BA is a yellow with RGB values 223, 229, 186 and HSL 68°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DFE5BA#DFE5BA
HEX#DFE5BA
RGBrgb(223, 229, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.898, 0.7294
RGB percentages87.5%, 89.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(68.4, 45.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.4, 18.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 18.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,673,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE5BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#201A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBE2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E4E0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.9Wheat · ΔE 11.3Beige · ΔE 11.6Light yellow · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0BAE5
Analogous#E5D6BA, #CAE5BA
Triadic#BADFE5, #E5BADF
Split complementary#BAC9E5, #D6BAE5
Tetradic#BAE5D6, #C0BAE5, #E5BACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F3DF
Darker −10%#CED795
Darker −20%#BDC970
Darker −30%#ABBB4B
Darker −40%#8C993A
More saturated +25%#E8F1AE
Less saturated −25%#D6D9C6

Channel breakdown

R223
G229
B186
Red223 (87.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue68.37°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DF · G E5 · B BA

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