What color is #DFE5C1?

#DFE5C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE5C1?

The RGB value is 223, 229, 193: 223 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5C1?

The complementary color is #C7C1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE5C1 color

#DFE5C1 rgb(223, 229, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE5C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 75.7% blue (223, 229, 193).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 41% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#DFE5C1 color codes

HEX	`#DFE5C1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 229, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 41%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.66, -8.09, 16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.66, 18.74, 115.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.075, 75.577, 61.443)`
Decimal	`14673345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE5C1, 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 #DFE5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #DFE5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe5c1; }
.text { color: #dfe5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 229 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe5c1, #cde5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DFE5C1?: #DFE5C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE5C1?: The RGB value is 223, 229, 193: 223 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE5C1?: The complementary color is #C7C1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.