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#DFF9A4 Color

#DFF9A4 is rgb(223, 249, 164) in RGB, hsl(78, 88%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFF9A4
HEX#DFF9A4
RGBrgb(223, 249, 164)
HSLhsl(78, 88%, 81%)
HSVhsv(78, 34%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.4% 0.112 122.4)
LABlab(94.56% -18.84 37.90)
LCHlch(94.56% 42.33 116.42)

What #DFF9A4 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 #DFF9A4, 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.

#DFF9A4 Channel Values

How #DFF9A4 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 249 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 88% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 34% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFF9A4 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFF9A4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFF9A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFF9A4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DFF9A4

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 #DFF9A4.

How #DFF9A4 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#DFF9A4
Protanopia#F5F5A4
Protanomaly#ECF7A4
Deuteranopia#F1F1A5
Deuteranomaly#EAF4A5
Tritanopia#E9F0F0
Tritanomaly#E5F4D6
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFF9A4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dff9a4: #DFF9A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFF9A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dff9a4': '#DFF9A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.976, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_dff9a4">#DFF9A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFF9A4"

More Green Colors

#DFF9A4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFF9A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFF9A4?

#DFF9A4 is a lightest green — rgb(223, 249, 164) in RGB and hsl(78, 88%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #DFF9A4?

#DFF9A4 is rgb(223, 249, 164) — red 223, green 249, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFF9A4?

#DFF9A4 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFF9A4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFF9A4 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFF9A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFF9A4 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.52, which is visibly different.

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