HEX atlas value

#DFE8CE

#DFE8CE is a cool green HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 232, 206, HSL 81, 36%, 86%, has luminance 0.7786, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DFE8CE Sample readable text

HEX #DFE8CE

RGB rgb(223, 232, 206)

HSL hsl(81 36% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.7786

Contrast Black 16.57:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-dfe8ce: #DFE8CE;
.background-dfe8ce { background-color: #DFE8CE; }
.text-dfe8ce { color: #DFE8CE; }

Luminance0.7786

Black text16.57:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#DFE8CE","rgb":[223,232,206],"hsl":[81,36,86],"cmyk":[4,0,11,9],"luminance":0.7786,"contrast":{"black":16.57,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"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":"#E2F0C7","hex":"#E2F0C7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.52,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8E4CE","hex":"#E8E4CE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Pearl adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dfe8ce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D7CEE8","analogous":["#E8E4CE","#D2E8CE"],"triadic":["#CEDFE8","#E8CEDF"],"tetradic":["#CEE8E4","#D7CEE8","#E8CED2"],"splitComplementary":["#CED2E8","#E4CEE8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DFE8CE","#B6CB90"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B6CB90","saturated":"#E2F0C7","desaturated":"#DDE0D6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F4FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":18.466185312619388}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFE8CE

#DFE8CE is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DFE8CE is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 223, 232, and 206, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 36% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7786, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.57:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFE8CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E2F0C7#000000 text · best 17.52:1#E2F0C7

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

#E8E4CE#000000 text · best 16.42:1#E8E4CE

Generated Palette

#DFE8CE#DFE8CE

#D7CEE8#D7CEE8

#E8E4CE#E8E4CE

#D2E8CE#D2E8CE

White#FFFFFF

#B6CB90#B6CB90

Color Harmonies

#D7CEE8#D7CEE8

#E8E4CE#E8E4CE

#D2E8CE#D2E8CE

#CEDFE8#CEDFE8

#E8CEDF#E8CEDF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B6CB90#B6CB90

#E2F0C7#E2F0C7

#DDE0D6#DDE0D6

White#FFFFFF

#F4FFE0#F4FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Quartz#E7D9D1

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

#DFE8CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFE8CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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