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#DFE6D9

#dfe6d9 ≈ Honeydew

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfe6d9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 90.2% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.65% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 92.31°, with 20.63% saturation and 87.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Honeydew (#f0fff0), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.7729

Complementary

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #e0d9e6

Split complementary

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #dad9e6
  3. #e6d9e6

Analogous

  1. #e6e6d9
  2. #dfe6d9
  3. #d9e6da

Triadic

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #d9dfe6
  3. #e6d9df

Tetradic

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #d9e6e0
  3. #e0d9e6
  4. #e6d9df

Square

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #d9e6e6
  3. #e0d9e6
  4. #e6dad9

Monochromatic

  1. #91a97d
  2. #b8c8ab
  3. #dfe6d9
  4. #f5f7f3
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#dfe6d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #c9cfc3
  3. #b2b8ae
  4. #9ca198
  5. #868a82
  6. #70736d
  7. #595c57
  8. #434541
  9. #2d2e2b
  10. #161716
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfe6d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #e2e9dd
  3. #e5ebe1
  4. #e9eee4
  5. #ecf0e8
  6. #eff3ec
  7. #f2f5f0
  8. #f5f8f4
  9. #f9faf7
  10. #fcfdfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfe6d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfe6d9
  2. #d6dcd0
  3. #ccd2c7
  4. #c3c7be
  5. #b9bdb5
  6. #b0b3ad
  7. #a6a9a4
  8. #9d9f9b
  9. #939492
  10. #8a8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e5df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8e4d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6e3da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0e5e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e4d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfe5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfe6d9 {
  color: #dfe6d9;
}
Background
.bg-dfe6d9 {
  background-color: #dfe6d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfe6d9 {
  border: 2px solid #dfe6d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfe6d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 230 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 21% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfe6d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfe6d9, #d9e6da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfe6d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 230 217 / 0.35);
}

#f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 5.78 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.93 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 6.09 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 6.27 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 6.33 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.83 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.48 #201926 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Honeydew
#dfe6d9  rgb(223, 230, 217)  hsl(92, 21%, 88%)  Honeydew
#e0d9e6  rgb(224, 217, 230)  hsl(272, 21%, 88%)  Languid Lavender
#d9dfe6  rgb(217, 223, 230)  hsl(212, 21%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e6d9df  rgb(230, 217, 223)  hsl(332, 21%, 88%)  Lavender Blush