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Recognised as Colour

#DFE8C5

  • #DFE8C5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DFE8C5 is a green with RGB values 223, 232, 197 and HSL 75°, 43%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DFE8C5#DFE8C5
HEX#DFE8C5
RGBrgb(223, 232, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9098, 0.7725
RGB percentages87.5%, 91%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(75.4, 43.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.4, 15.1%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 15.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,674,117
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE8C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#20173A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE4C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E3E4DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8Beige · ΔE 8.3Light yellow · ΔE 9.7Cornsilk · ΔE 9.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.1Papaya whip · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC5E8
Analogous#E8E0C5, #CEE8C5
Triadic#C5DFE8, #E8C5DF
Split complementary#C5CEE8, #E0C5E8
Tetradic#C5E8E0, #CEC5E8, #E8C5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F6EA
Darker −10%#CBDAA0
Darker −20%#B7CB7C
Darker −30%#A3BD57
Darker −40%#88A140
More saturated +25%#E4F2BB
Less saturated −25%#DADECF

Channel breakdown

R223
G232
B197
Red223 (87.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue75.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DF · G E8 · B C5

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