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#DFEFBD Color

#DFEFBD is rgb(223, 239, 189) in RGB, hsl(79, 61%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFEFBD
HEX#DFEFBD
RGBrgb(223, 239, 189)
HSLhsl(79, 61%, 84%)
HSVhsv(79, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.068 122.1)
LABlab(92.30% -11.74 22.42)
LCHlch(92.30% 25.31 117.63)

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

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.17Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 6.63Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 9.22Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 9.39Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 9.54Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 9.9

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

#DFEFBD Channel Values

How #DFEFBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 61% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFEFBD 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DFEFBD

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

Base
#DFEFBD
Complementary
#CDBDEF
Analogous
#EFE6BD
Analogous
#C6EFBD
Triadic
#BDDFEF
Triadic
#EFBDDF
Split comp.
#BDC6EF
Split comp.
#E6BDEF

Tints & Shades of #DFEFBD

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

#E3F1C6
#E7F3CE
#EBF5D6
#EFF7DE
#F3F9E6
#F7FBEF

Shades

#CAE490
#B2D85F
#9CCD32
#779C26
#546F1B
#2F3E0F

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

How #DFEFBD 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#DFEFBD
Protanopia#ECECBD
Protanomaly#E7EDBD
Deuteranopia#EAEABE
Deuteranomaly#E6ECBD
Tritanopia#E5E9E9
Tritanomaly#E3ECD9
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFEFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfefbd: #DFEFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFEFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfefbd': '#DFEFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.937, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_dfefbd">#DFEFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFEFBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#DFEFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFEFBD?

#DFEFBD is a lightest green — rgb(223, 239, 189) in RGB and hsl(79, 61%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #DFEFBD?

#DFEFBD is rgb(223, 239, 189) — red 223, green 239, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFEFBD?

#DFEFBD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFEFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFEFBD scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFEFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFEFBD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #DFEFBD in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.