What color is #DFEBD2?

#DFEBD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEBD2?

The RGB value is 223, 235, 210: 223 red, 235 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEBD2?

The complementary color is #DED2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEBD2 color

#DFEBD2 rgb(223, 235, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFEBD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.2% green and 82.4% blue (223, 235, 210).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#DFEBD2 color codes

HEX	`#DFEBD2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 235, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 92.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.58, -8.38, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.58, 13.65, 127.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.771, 79.758, 72.574)`
Decimal	`14674898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEBD2, 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 #DFEBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #DFEBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfebd2; }
.text { color: #dfebd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfebd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 235 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfebd2, #d3ebd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DFEBD2?: #DFEBD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEBD2?: The RGB value is 223, 235, 210: 223 red, 235 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEBD2?: The complementary color is #DED2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.