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#DBE96D Color

#DBE96D is rgb(219, 233, 109) in RGB, hsl(67, 74%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 53%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBE96D
HEX#DBE96D
RGBrgb(219, 233, 109)
HSLhsl(67, 74%, 67%)
HSVhsv(67, 53%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 53%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.149 114.8)
LABlab(89.44% -17.30 57.47)
LCHlch(89.44% 60.02 106.75)

What #DBE96D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBE96D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DBE96D Channel Values

How #DBE96D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 233 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 74% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 53% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBE96D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBE96D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBE96D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DBE96D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBE96D.

How #DBE96D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBE96D
Protanopia#E7E76D
Protanomaly#E2E86D
Deuteranopia#E4E46E
Deuteranomaly#E1E66E
Tritanopia#E6DEDE
Tritanomaly#E2E3BC
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBE96D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbe96d: #DBE96D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBE96D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbe96d': '#DBE96D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.914, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_dbe96d">#DBE96D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBE96D"

More Green Colors

#DBE96D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBE96D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBE96D?

#DBE96D is a light green — rgb(219, 233, 109) in RGB and hsl(67, 74%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #DBE96D?

#DBE96D is rgb(219, 233, 109) — red 219, green 233, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBE96D?

#DBE96D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 53%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBE96D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBE96D scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBE96D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBE96D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.15, which is visibly different.

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