Recognised as Colour

#DFEF8C

#DFEF8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DFEF8C is a yellow with RGB values 223, 239, 140 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

#DFEF8C#DFEF8C

HEX#DFEF8C

RGBrgb(223, 239, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9373, 0.549

RGB percentages87.5%, 93.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(69.7, 75.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.7, 41.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK6.7%, 0%, 41.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,675,852

CSS custom property--colour: #DFEF8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 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#201073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE791no 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 43.1 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 11.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.2 Light green · ΔE 28.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.6 Pale green · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C8CEF

Analogous#EFCE8C, #AEEF8C

Triadic#8CDFEF, #EF8CDF

Split complementary#8CADEF, #CE8CEF

Tetradic#8CEFCE, #9C8CEF, #EF8CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8FBE6

Lighter +10%#EBF5B9

Darker −10%#D3E95F

Darker −20%#C6E332

Darker −30%#ABC61C

Darker −40%#849A15

More saturated +25%#EAFF7C

Less saturated −25%#D4DF9C

Channel breakdown

R223

G239

B140

Red223 (87.5%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue69.7°

Saturation (HSL)75.57%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DF · G EF · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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