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#DFEFA9 Color

#DFEFA9 is rgb(223, 239, 169) in RGB, hsl(74, 69%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 29%, 6%) 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 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFEFA9
HEX#DFEFA9
RGBrgb(223, 239, 169)
HSLhsl(74, 69%, 80%)
HSVhsv(74, 29%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 29%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.092 118.7)
LABlab(92.00% -13.81 32.11)
LCHlch(92.00% 34.95 113.27)

What #DFEFA9 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 #DFEFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 9.08Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 9.59Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10.58Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 12.59Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.91Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 12.91

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

#DFEFA9 Channel Values

How #DFEFA9 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 239 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 69% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 29% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFEFA9 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFEFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFEFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFEFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DFEFA9
Complementary
#B9A9EF
Analogous
#EFDCA9
Analogous
#BCEFA9
Triadic
#A9DFEF
Triadic
#EFA9DF
Split comp.
#A9BCEF
Split comp.
#DCA9EF

Tints & Shades of #DFEFA9

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

#E4F2B6
#E7F3BE
#ECF6CB
#EFF7D4
#F4F9E1
#F7FBE9

Shades

#CDE679
#BBDE4A
#A4CB25
#819F1D
#5B7015
#34410C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFEFA9.

How #DFEFA9 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#DFEFA9
Protanopia#ECECA9
Protanomaly#E7EDA9
Deuteranopia#EAEAAA
Deuteranomaly#E6ECA9
Tritanopia#E7E8E8
Tritanomaly#E4EBD2
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFEFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfefa9: #DFEFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFEFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfefa9': '#DFEFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.937, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_dfefa9">#DFEFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFEFA9"

More Green Colors

#DFEFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DFEFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFEFA9?

#DFEFA9 is a lightest green — rgb(223, 239, 169) in RGB and hsl(74, 69%, 80%) 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 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #DFEFA9?

#DFEFA9 is rgb(223, 239, 169) — red 223, green 239, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFEFA9?

#DFEFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 29%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFEFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFEFA9 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFEFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFEFA9 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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