HEX atlas value

#DCF2B0

#DCF2B0 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 242, 176, HSL 80, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.8185, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DCF2B0 Sample readable text

HEX #DCF2B0

RGB rgb(220, 242, 176)

HSL hsl(80 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.8185

Contrast Black 17.37:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-dcf2b0: #DCF2B0;
.background-dcf2b0 { background-color: #DCF2B0; }
.text-dcf2b0 { color: #DCF2B0; }

Luminance0.8185

Black text17.37:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DCF2B0","rgb":[220,242,176],"hsl":[80,72,82],"cmyk":[9,0,27,5],"luminance":0.8185,"contrast":{"black":17.37,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFFCA6","hex":"#DFFCA6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.61,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2E7B0","hex":"#F2E7B0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcf2b0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6B0F2","analogous":["#F2E7B0","#BBF2B0"],"triadic":["#B0DCF2","#F2B0DC"],"tetradic":["#B0F2E7","#C6B0F2","#F2B0BB"],"splitComplementary":["#B0BBF2","#E7B0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCF2B0","#B9E561"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9E561","saturated":"#DFFCA6","desaturated":"#D9E8BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EEFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":26.888659319497503},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":33.1058907144937},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":34.08812109811862}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCF2B0

#DCF2B0 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DCF2B0 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 220, 242, and 176, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 72% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8185, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.37:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCF2B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DFFCA6#000000 text · best 18.61:1#DFFCA6

#F2E7B0#000000 text · best 16.83:1#F2E7B0

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#DCF2B0#DCF2B0

#C6B0F2#C6B0F2

#F2E7B0#F2E7B0

#BBF2B0#BBF2B0

White#FFFFFF

#B9E561#B9E561

Color Harmonies

#C6B0F2#C6B0F2

#F2E7B0#F2E7B0

#BBF2B0#BBF2B0

#B0DCF2#B0DCF2

#F2B0DC#F2B0DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9E561#B9E561

#DFFCA6#DFFCA6

#D9E8BA#D9E8BA

White#FFFFFF

#EEFFCC#EEFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

#DCF2B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCF2B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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