What color is #DFE6D1?

#DFE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE6D1?

The RGB value is 223, 230, 209: 223 red, 230 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE6D1?

The complementary color is #D8D1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE6D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE6D1 color

#DFE6D1 rgb(223, 230, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 90.2% green and 82% blue (223, 230, 209).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 30% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#DFE6D1 color codes

HEX	`#DFE6D1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 230, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 90.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 30%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.27, -6.02, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.27, 11.18, 122.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.235, 76.885, 71.449)`
Decimal	`14673617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE6D1, 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 #DFE6D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE6D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #DFE6D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe6d1; }
.text { color: #dfe6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe6d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 230 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe6d1, #d5e6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DFE6D1?: #DFE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE6D1?: The RGB value is 223, 230, 209: 223 red, 230 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE6D1?: The complementary color is #D8D1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE6D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.