HEX atlas value

#DEF2B0

#DEF2B0 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 242, 176, HSL 78, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.8217, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DEF2B0 Sample readable text

HEX #DEF2B0

RGB rgb(222, 242, 176)

HSL hsl(78 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.8217

Contrast Black 17.43:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-def2b0: #DEF2B0;
.background-def2b0 { background-color: #DEF2B0; }
.text-def2b0 { color: #DEF2B0; }

Luminance0.8217

Black text17.43:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#DEF2B0","rgb":[222,242,176],"hsl":[78,72,82],"cmyk":[8,0,27,5],"luminance":0.8217,"contrast":{"black":17.43,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#E2FCA6","hex":"#E2FCA6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.71,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"#F2E5B0","hex":"#F2E5B0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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/def2b0.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":"#C4B0F2","analogous":["#F2E5B0","#BDF2B0"],"triadic":["#B0DEF2","#F2B0DE"],"tetradic":["#B0F2E5","#C4B0F2","#F2B0BD"],"splitComplementary":["#B0BDF2","#E5B0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DEF2B0","#BEE561"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BEE561","saturated":"#E2FCA6","desaturated":"#DAE8BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F0FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":19.79898987322333},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":30.62678566222711},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":32.31098884280702},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":33.015148038438355}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEF2B0

#DEF2B0 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DEF2B0 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 222, 242, and 176, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg 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 0.8217, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.43:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEF2B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E2FCA6#000000 text · best 18.71:1#E2FCA6

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

#F2E5B0#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F2E5B0

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#DEF2B0#DEF2B0

#C4B0F2#C4B0F2

#F2E5B0#F2E5B0

#BDF2B0#BDF2B0

White#FFFFFF

#BEE561#BEE561

Color Harmonies

#C4B0F2#C4B0F2

#F2E5B0#F2E5B0

#BDF2B0#BDF2B0

#B0DEF2#B0DEF2

#F2B0DE#F2B0DE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BEE561#BEE561

#E2FCA6#E2FCA6

#DAE8BA#DAE8BA

White#FFFFFF

#F0FFCC#F0FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

#DEF2B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEF2B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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