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#dfe496 color: Pale Lime Yellow

#dfe496 is rgb(223, 228, 150) in RGB and oklch(89.722% 0.09956 111.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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64°
100%

89.7%
0.100
111°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Khaki
  • amber-200
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc -19
Black text
15.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 87

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About #dfe496

#dfe496 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 89.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.34:1 contrast and black text 15.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale Lime Yellow (#dfe497). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #dfe496 mixed with white

  1. dfe496
  2. e2e7a1
  3. e5eaac
  4. e8ecb7
  5. ebefc1
  6. eff2cc
  7. f2f5d6
  8. f5f7e1
  9. f8faeb
  10. fcfcf5

Darker: #dfe496 mixed with black

  1. dfe496
  2. c2c682
  3. a5a96e
  4. 8a8d5b
  5. 6f7249
  6. 565837
  7. 3d3f26
  8. 272816
  9. 121208
  10. 020301

Calmer: #dfe496 with less saturation

  1. dfe496
  2. dfe39e
  3. dee3a6
  4. dee2ad
  5. dee2b4
  6. dee1bb
  7. dde0c2
  8. dddfc9
  9. dddfd0
  10. ddded6

Questions about #dfe496

What color is #dfe496?

#dfe496 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Pale Lime Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(223, 228, 150), in HSL hsl(63.85, 59.09%, 74.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(89.722% 0.09956 111.357).

What colors go well with #dfe496?

The complementary color of #dfe496 is #ddd5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffd790 and #b9eeb0. The triadic partners are #a1e8ff and #ffc5e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfe496?

Black text reads better on #dfe496: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and black gives 15.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfe496 a warm or cool color?

#dfe496 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 89.7% and its chroma 0.1.