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#DBFE9A Color

#DBFE9A is rgb(219, 254, 154) in RGB, hsl(81, 98%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBFE9A
HEX#DBFE9A
RGBrgb(219, 254, 154)
HSLhsl(81, 98%, 80%)
HSVhsv(81, 39%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.131 124.6)
LABlab(95.48% -23.42 43.85)
LCHlch(95.48% 49.71 118.11)

What #DBFE9A 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 #DBFE9A, 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.

#DBFE9A Channel Values

How #DBFE9A 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 254 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 98% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 39% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBFE9A 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBFE9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBFE9A; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DBFE9A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBFE9A.

How #DBFE9A 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#DBFE9A
Protanopia#F8F89A
Protanomaly#EDFB9A
Deuteranopia#F3F39C
Deuteranomaly#EAF89B
Tritanopia#E6F4F4
Tritanomaly#E2F8D6
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBFE9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbfe9a: #DBFE9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBFE9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbfe9a': '#DBFE9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.996, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_dbfe9a">#DBFE9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBFE9A"

More Green Colors

#DBFE9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBFE9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBFE9A?

#DBFE9A is a lightest green — rgb(219, 254, 154) in RGB and hsl(81, 98%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #DBFE9A?

#DBFE9A is rgb(219, 254, 154) — red 219, green 254, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBFE9A?

#DBFE9A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBFE9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBFE9A scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBFE9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBFE9A 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 18.5, which is visibly different.

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