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Recognised as Colour

#DFE8A5

  • #DFE8A5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DFE8A5 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 232, 165 and HSL 68°, 59%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFE8A5#DFE8A5
HEX#DFE8A5
RGBrgb(223, 232, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9098, 0.6471
RGB percentages87.5%, 91%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(68.1, 59.3%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 28.9%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 28.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,674,085
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE8A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#20175A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E3A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.4Khaki · ΔE 14.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.1Wheat · ΔE 16.9Moccasin · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA5E8
Analogous#E8D0A5, #BEE8A5
Triadic#A5DFE8, #E8A5DF
Split complementary#A5BEE8, #D0A5E8
Tetradic#A5E8D0, #AEA5E8, #E8A5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDF6
Lighter +10%#EDF2CE
Darker −10%#D1DE7C
Darker −20%#C2D354
Darker −30%#AFC232
Darker −40%#8A9A27
More saturated +25%#E9F697
Less saturated −25%#D5DAB3

Channel breakdown

R223
G232
B165
Red223 (87.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue68.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.29%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DF · G E8 · B A5

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