What color is #DFE7AE?

#DFE7AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE7AE?

The RGB value is 223, 231, 174: 223 red, 231 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE7AE?

The complementary color is #B6AEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE7AE color

#DFE7AE rgb(223, 231, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE7AE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 90.6% green and 68.2% blue (223, 231, 174).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#DFE7AE color codes

HEX	`#DFE7AE`
RGB	`rgb(223, 231, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 90.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.81, -11.88, 26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.81, 29.44, 113.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.647, 75.896, 51.175)`
Decimal	`14673838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE7AE, 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 #DFE7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #DFE7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe7ae; }
.text { color: #dfe7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 231 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe7ae, #c3e7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DFE7AE?: #DFE7AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE7AE?: The RGB value is 223, 231, 174: 223 red, 231 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE7AE?: The complementary color is #B6AEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.