#DFF3CD

sRGB: 223 / 243 / 205

Thunderous oceans reshape eternity
Unbridled forces flicker through endless evenings
Boundless spirits shatter the chains of fate

#DFF3CD belongs to the yellow-green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 243 green and 205 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 91.6° lands in the yellow-green region. Its 61.3% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 87.8% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (17.84:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 243, 205
HSL: 91.58°, 61.29%, 87.84%
HSV / HSB: 91.58°, 15.64%, 95.29%
CMYK (approx.): 8.23%, 0.00%, 15.64%, 4.71%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 73.498, 84.197, 70.139
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 93.536, -13.202, 16.139
WCAG relative luminance: 0.84197
24-bit decimal: 14676941

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DFF3CD in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 17.84:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.18:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#E1CDF3 sits half a turn (180°) from #DFF3CD on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DFF3CD #E1CDF3

Analogous

#F2F3CD and #CDF3CE sit 30° to either side of #DFF3CD. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#F2F3CD #DFF3CD #CDF3CE

Triadic

#DFF3CD, #CDDFF3 and #F3CDDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFF3CD #CDDFF3 #F3CDDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFF3CD and look across the wheel. #CECDF3 and #F3CDF2 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFF3CD #CECDF3 #F3CDF2

Square

Starting with #DFF3CD, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #CDF2F3, #E1CDF3, then #F3CECD. Across the square, #DFF3CD pairs with #E1CDF3, and #CDF2F3 with #F3CECD.

#DFF3CD #CDF2F3 #E1CDF3 #F3CECD

Tetradic

#DFF3CD and #E1CDF3 are opposites, as are #CDF3E1 and #F3CDDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFF3CD #CDF3E1 #E1CDF3 #F3CDDF

Tints

Mixing #DFF3CD with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5F5D7, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9FDF5, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFF3CD #E5F5D7 #ECF8E1 #F2FAEB #F9FDF5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFF3CD with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2C2A4, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D3129, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFF3CD #B2C2A4 #86927B #596152 #2D3129 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFF3CD with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCDCBE, keeps 80% of the original. By #93978F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFF3CD #CCDCBE #B9C5AE #A6AE9F #93978F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DFF3CD

RGB

rgb(223 243 205)

HSL

hsl(91.579 61.290% 87.843%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFF3CD;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFF3CD uses 223 red, 243 green and 205 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 95.3%

Blue 80.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFF3CD is 8.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 15.6% yellow and 4.7% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 8.2%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 15.6%

Black 4.7%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDEECC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DEC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFF3CD when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDEECC Nearest web-safe: #CCFFCC

Gradient to complement

#DFF3CD #DFEDD3 #E0E6DA #E0E0E0 #E0DAE6 #E1D3ED #E1CDF3

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFF3CD appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#F7EDCB

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#F4ECCF

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#E0EFE8

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EFEFCC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EEEECE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E0F1D7

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#ECECEC

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E6F0DD

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.73791 G 0.89627 B 0.61050

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.88911 G 0.95047 B 0.81718

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.76603 G 0.89101 B 0.63336

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.323 y 0.370 Y 84.197

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 12.549 M % 4.706 Y % 19.608

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011111 11110011 11001101