What color is #DFE289?

#DFE289 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sassy Lime?

The RGB value is 223, 226, 137: 223 red, 226 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sassy Lime?

The complementary color is #8C89E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sassy Lime color: hex code #DFE289

#DFE289 rgb(223, 226, 137)

Shades of yellow

Sassy Lime has the hex code #DFE289. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.6% green and 53.7% blue (223, 226, 137).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 61% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

Sassy Lime (#DFE289) color codes

HEX	`#DFE289`
RGB	`rgb(223, 226, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 61%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 39%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.91, -13.94, 43.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.91, 45.32, 107.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.144, 71.888, 34.264)`
Decimal	`14672521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sassy Lime, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DFE289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DFE289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe289; }
.text { color: #dfe289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 226 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe289, #b2e289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #DFE289 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFE289?: #DFE289 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sassy Lime?: The RGB value is 223, 226, 137: 223 red, 226 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sassy Lime?: The complementary color is #8C89E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.