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#DDE9BE Color

#DDE9BE is rgb(221, 233, 190) in RGB, hsl(77, 49%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDE9BE
HEX#DDE9BE
RGBrgb(221, 233, 190)
HSLhsl(77, 49%, 83%)
HSVhsv(77, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.058 120.2)
LABlab(90.61% -9.55 19.57)
LCHlch(90.61% 21.78 116.01)

What #DDE9BE 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 #DDE9BE, 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.

#DDE9BE Channel Values

How #DDE9BE 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 221 · G 233 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 49% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDE9BE 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDE9BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDE9BE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DDE9BE

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 #DDE9BE.

How #DDE9BE 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#DDE9BE
Protanopia#E7E7BE
Protanomaly#E3E8BE
Deuteranopia#E5E5BE
Deuteranomaly#E2E7BE
Tritanopia#E2E4E4
Tritanomaly#E0E6D6
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDE9BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dde9be: #DDE9BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDE9BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dde9be': '#DDE9BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.914, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_dde9be">#DDE9BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDE9BE"

More Green Colors

#DDE9BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDE9BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDE9BE?

#DDE9BE is a lightest green — rgb(221, 233, 190) in RGB and hsl(77, 49%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #DDE9BE?

#DDE9BE is rgb(221, 233, 190) — red 221, green 233, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDE9BE?

#DDE9BE converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDE9BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDE9BE scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDE9BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDE9BE 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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