HEX atlas value

#DEF8AB

#DEF8AB is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 248, 171, HSL 80, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.856, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DEF8AB Sample readable text

HEX #DEF8AB

RGB rgb(222, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(80 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.856

Contrast Black 18.12:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-def8ab: #DEF8AB;
.background-def8ab { background-color: #DEF8AB; }
.text-def8ab { color: #DEF8AB; }

Luminance0.856

Black text18.12:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA 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":"#DEF8AB","rgb":[222,248,171],"hsl":[80,85,82],"cmyk":[10,0,31,3],"luminance":0.856,"contrast":{"black":18.12,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"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":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0FFA3","hex":"#E0FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8EBAA","hex":"#F8EBAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.46,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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/def8ab.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/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C4AAF8","analogous":["#F8EBAA","#B7F8AA"],"triadic":["#AADEF8","#F8AADE"],"tetradic":["#AAF8EB","#C4AAF8","#F8AAB7"],"splitComplementary":["#AAB7F8","#EBAAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DEF8AB","#BDF155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BDF155","saturated":"#E0FFA3","desaturated":"#DBEEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EEFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":33.8673884437522},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":35.4682957019364},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":35.62302626111375}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEF8AB

#DEF8AB is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DEF8AB is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 222, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 85% 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 0.856, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.12:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEF8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

#E0FFA3#000000 text · best 19:1#E0FFA3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#F8EBAA#000000 text · best 17.46:1#F8EBAA

Generated Palette

#DEF8AB#DEF8AB

#C4AAF8#C4AAF8

#F8EBAA#F8EBAA

#B7F8AA#B7F8AA

White#FFFFFF

#BDF155#BDF155

Color Harmonies

#C4AAF8#C4AAF8

#F8EBAA#F8EBAA

#B7F8AA#B7F8AA

#AADEF8#AADEF8

#F8AADE#F8AADE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BDF155#BDF155

#E0FFA3#E0FFA3

#DBEEB4#DBEEB4

White#FFFFFF

#EEFFCC#EEFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Wheat#F5DEB3

#DEF8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEF8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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