HEX atlas value

#DFEF9F

#DFEF9F is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 239, 159, HSL 72, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7992, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DFEF9F Sample readable text

HEX #DFEF9F

RGB rgb(223, 239, 159)

HSL hsl(72 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.7992

Contrast Black 16.98:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-dfef9f: #DFEF9F;
.background-dfef9f { background-color: #DFEF9F; }
.text-dfef9f { color: #DFEF9F; }

Luminance0.7992

Black text16.98:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#DFEF9F","rgb":[223,239,159],"hsl":[72,71,78],"cmyk":[7,0,33,6],"luminance":0.7992,"contrast":{"black":16.98,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9FCEE","hex":"#F9FCEE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.19,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6FB93","hex":"#E6FB93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.58,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"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/dfef9f.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/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AF9FEF","analogous":["#EFD79F","#B7EF9F"],"triadic":["#9FDFEF","#EF9FDF"],"tetradic":["#9FEFD7","#AF9FEF","#EF9FB7"],"splitComplementary":["#9FB7EF","#D79FEF"],"monochromatic":["#F9FCEE","#DFEF9F","#C4E151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9FCEE","dark":"#C4E151","saturated":"#E6FB93","desaturated":"#D7E2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":33.301651610693426},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":34.249087579087416}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFEF9F

#DFEF9F is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DFEF9F is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 223, 239, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 71% saturation and 78% 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 0.7992, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.98:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFEF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9FCEE#000000 text · best 20.19:1#F9FCEE

#E6FB93#000000 text · best 18.58:1#E6FB93

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#DFEF9F#DFEF9F

#AF9FEF#AF9FEF

#EFD79F#EFD79F

#B7EF9F#B7EF9F

#F9FCEE#F9FCEE

#C4E151#C4E151

Color Harmonies

#AF9FEF#AF9FEF

#EFD79F#EFD79F

#B7EF9F#B7EF9F

#9FDFEF#9FDFEF

#EF9FDF#EF9FDF

Variants

#F9FCEE#F9FCEE

#C4E151#C4E151

#E6FB93#E6FB93

#D7E2AB#D7E2AB

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFB8#F1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Khaki#F0E68C

Butter#FFF1A8

Wheat#F5DEB3

#DFEF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFEF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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