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Recognised as Colour

#DFE86D

  • #DFE86D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DFE86D is a yellow with RGB values 223, 232, 109 and HSL 64°, 73%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DFE86D#DFE86D
HEX#DFE86D
RGBrgb(223, 232, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9098, 0.4275
RGB percentages87.5%, 91%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(64.4, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.4, 53%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 53%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,674,029
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE86D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#201792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DE61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ECDCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.7Yellow green · ΔE 24Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.6Light green · ΔE 34.1Gold · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#766DE8
Analogous#E8B36D, #A2E86D
Triadic#6DDFE8, #E86DDF
Split complementary#6DA2E8, #B36DE8
Tetradic#6DE8B3, #766DE8, #E86DA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDF1
Lighter +20%#F2F6C5
Lighter +10%#E9EF99
Darker −10%#D5E141
Darker −20%#C2CE21
Darker −30%#98A21A
Darker −40%#6F7613
More saturated +25%#F1FD58
Less saturated −25%#CDD382

Channel breakdown

R223
G232
B109
Red223 (87.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue64.39°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DF · G E8 · B 6D

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