HEX atlas value

#DFF8AB

#DFF8AB is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 248, 171, HSL 79, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8576, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DFF8AB Sample readable text

HEX #DFF8AB

RGB rgb(223, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(79 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8576

Contrast Black 18.15:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-dff8ab: #DFF8AB;
.background-dff8ab { background-color: #DFF8AB; }
.text-dff8ab { color: #DFF8AB; }

Luminance0.8576

Black text18.15:1AA 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":"#DFF8AB","rgb":[223,248,171],"hsl":[79,85,82],"cmyk":[10,0,31,3],"luminance":0.8576,"contrast":{"black":18.15,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.15,"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":"#E2FFA3","hex":"#E2FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.07,"contrastWhite":1.1,"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":"#F8EAAA","hex":"#F8EAAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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/dff8ab.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":"#C3AAF8","analogous":["#F8EAAA","#B8F8AA"],"triadic":["#AADFF8","#F8AADF"],"tetradic":["#AAF8EA","#C3AAF8","#F8AAB8"],"splitComplementary":["#AAB8F8","#EAAAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DFF8AB","#C0F155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C0F155","saturated":"#E2FFA3","desaturated":"#DCEEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EFFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":32.89376840679705},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":34.9857113690718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFF8AB

#DFF8AB is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DFF8AB is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 223, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg 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 0.8576, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.15:1AA 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 #DFF8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.15:1 · 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

#E2FFA3#000000 text · best 19.07:1#E2FFA3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#F8EAAA#000000 text · best 17.34:1#F8EAAA

Generated Palette

#DFF8AB#DFF8AB

#C3AAF8#C3AAF8

#F8EAAA#F8EAAA

#B8F8AA#B8F8AA

White#FFFFFF

#C0F155#C0F155

Color Harmonies

#C3AAF8#C3AAF8

#F8EAAA#F8EAAA

#B8F8AA#B8F8AA

#AADFF8#AADFF8

#F8AADF#F8AADF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C0F155#C0F155

#E2FFA3#E2FFA3

#DCEEB4#DCEEB4

White#FFFFFF

#EFFFCC#EFFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Wheat#F5DEB3

#DFF8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFF8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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