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#DDEE58 Color

#DDEE58 is rgb(221, 238, 88) in RGB, hsl(67, 82%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 63%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDEE58
HEX#DDEE58
RGBrgb(221, 238, 88)
HSLhsl(67, 82%, 64%)
HSVhsv(67, 63%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 63%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.171 115.4)
LABlab(90.77% -19.89 67.66)
LCHlch(90.77% 70.52 106.38)

What #DDEE58 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 #DDEE58, 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.

#DDEE58 Channel Values

How #DDEE58 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 238 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 82% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 63% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDEE58 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDEE58 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDEE58

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDEE58; 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 #DDEE58

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 #DDEE58.

How #DDEE58 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#DDEE58
Protanopia#EBEB58
Protanomaly#E6EC58
Deuteranopia#E9E95A
Deuteranomaly#E4EB59
Tritanopia#EAE2E2
Tritanomaly#E5E7BB
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDEE58 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddee58: #DDEE58;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDEE58;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddee58': '#DDEE58' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.933, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_ddee58">#DDEE58</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDEE58"

More Green Colors

#DDEE58 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDEE58 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDEE58?

#DDEE58 is a light green — rgb(221, 238, 88) in RGB and hsl(67, 82%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #DDEE58?

#DDEE58 is rgb(221, 238, 88) — red 221, green 238, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDEE58?

#DDEE58 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 63%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDEE58 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDEE58 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDEE58 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDEE58 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.35, which is visibly different.

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