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#DFECCB Color

#DFECCB is rgb(223, 236, 203) in RGB, hsl(84, 46%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFECCB
HEX#DFECCB
RGBrgb(223, 236, 203)
HSLhsl(84, 46%, 86%)
HSVhsv(84, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.046 124.8)
LABlab(91.76% -8.73 14.52)
LCHlch(91.76% 16.95 121.02)

What #DFECCB 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 #DFECCB, 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.

#DFECCB Channel Values

How #DFECCB 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 236 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 46% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFECCB 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFECCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFECCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFECCB; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFECCB

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 #DFECCB.

How #DFECCB 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#DFECCB
Protanopia#EAEACB
Protanomaly#E6EBCB
Deuteranopia#E8E8CB
Deuteranomaly#E4E9CB
Tritanopia#E3E8E8
Tritanomaly#E1EADD
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFECCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfeccb: #DFECCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFECCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfeccb': '#DFECCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.925, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_dfeccb">#DFECCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFECCB"

More Green Colors

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

#DFECCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFECCB?

#DFECCB is a lightest green — rgb(223, 236, 203) in RGB and hsl(84, 46%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #DFECCB?

#DFECCB is rgb(223, 236, 203) — red 223, green 236, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFECCB?

#DFECCB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFECCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFECCB scores 1.24:1 against white and 17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFECCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFECCB 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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