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#DFE1CB Color

#DFE1CB is rgb(223, 225, 203) in RGB, hsl(65, 27%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl (#EAE0C8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFE1CB
HEX#DFE1CB
RGBrgb(223, 225, 203)
HSLhsl(65, 27%, 84%)
HSVhsv(65, 10%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.029 111.2)
LABlab(88.93% -3.51 10.57)
LCHlch(88.93% 11.14 108.40)

What #DFE1CB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFE1CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DFE1CB Channel Values

How #DFE1CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 225 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 27% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 10% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFE1CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFE1CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFE1CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFE1CB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFE1CB.

How #DFE1CB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFE1CB
Protanopia#E1E1CB
Protanomaly#E0E1CB
Deuteranopia#E0E0CB
Deuteranomaly#E0E1CB
Tritanopia#E2DEDE
Tritanomaly#E1DFD7
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFE1CB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfe1cb: #DFE1CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFE1CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfe1cb': '#DFE1CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.882, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_dfe1cb">#DFE1CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFE1CB"

More Green Colors

#DFE1CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFE1CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFE1CB?

#DFE1CB is a lightest green — rgb(223, 225, 203) in RGB and hsl(65, 27%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #DFE1CB?

#DFE1CB is rgb(223, 225, 203) — red 223, green 225, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFE1CB?

#DFE1CB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFE1CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFE1CB scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFE1CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFE1CB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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