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#DFEAA4 Color

#DFEAA4 is rgb(223, 234, 164) in RGB, hsl(69, 62%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFEAA4
HEX#DFEAA4
RGBrgb(223, 234, 164)
HSLhsl(69, 62%, 78%)
HSVhsv(69, 30%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.091 115.5)
LABlab(90.62% -11.97 32.81)
LCHlch(90.62% 34.92 110.05)

What #DFEAA4 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 #DFEAA4, 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.

#DFEAA4 Channel Values

How #DFEAA4 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 234 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 62% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 30% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFEAA4 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFEAA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFEAA4; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DFEAA4

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFEAA4.

How #DFEAA4 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#DFEAA4
Protanopia#E8E8A4
Protanomaly#E5E9A4
Deuteranopia#E6E6A4
Deuteranomaly#E4E8A4
Tritanopia#E7E3E3
Tritanomaly#E4E6CD
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFEAA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfeaa4: #DFEAA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFEAA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfeaa4': '#DFEAA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.918, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_dfeaa4">#DFEAA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFEAA4"

More Green Colors

#DFEAA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFEAA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFEAA4?

#DFEAA4 is a light green — rgb(223, 234, 164) in RGB and hsl(69, 62%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #DFEAA4?

#DFEAA4 is rgb(223, 234, 164) — red 223, green 234, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFEAA4?

#DFEAA4 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFEAA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFEAA4 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFEAA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFEAA4 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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