Colour

#DFEF8B

#DFEF8B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DFEF8B is a yellow with RGB values 223, 239, 139 and HSL 70°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DFEF8B#DFEF8B

HEX#DFEF8B

RGBrgb(223, 239, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9373, 0.5451

RGB percentages87.5%, 93.7%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(69.6, 75.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.6, 41.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK6.7%, 0%, 41.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,675,851

CSS custom property--colour: #DFEF8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#201074

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE683no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#E9E5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4 Light green · ΔE 28.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 29 Pale green · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B8BEF

Analogous#EFCD8B, #ADEF8B

Triadic#8BDFEF, #EF8BDF

Split complementary#8BADEF, #CD8BEF

Tetradic#8BEFCD, #9B8BEF, #EF8BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8FBE5

Lighter +10%#EBF5B8

Darker −10%#D3E95E

Darker −20%#C6E331

Darker −30%#AAC61B

Darker −40%#849915

More saturated +25%#EAFF7B

Less saturated −25%#D4DF9C

Channel breakdown

R223

G239

B139

Red223 (87.5%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue69.6°

Saturation (HSL)75.76%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DF · G EF · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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