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#DDF862 Color

#DDF862 is rgb(221, 248, 98) in RGB, hsl(71, 91%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 60%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDF862
HEX#DDF862
RGBrgb(221, 248, 98)
HSLhsl(71, 91%, 68%)
HSVhsv(71, 60%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 60%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.175 118.6)
LABlab(93.50% -23.85 66.55)
LCHlch(93.50% 70.70 109.72)

What #DDF862 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 #DDF862, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 7.84Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 11.92Pear#D1E231ΔE 12.33Butter#FFFD74ΔE 12.79June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.87Icterine#FCF75EΔE 13.43

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

#DDF862 Channel Values

How #DDF862 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 248 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 91% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 60% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDF862 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDF862 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDF862

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDF862; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DDF862
Complementary
#7E63F8
Analogous
#F8C963
Analogous
#92F863
Triadic
#63DCF8
Triadic
#F863DC
Split comp.
#6392F8
Split comp.
#C963F8

Tints & Shades of #DDF862

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

#E1F977
#E6FA8F
#EAFBA2
#EFFCB6
#F3FCC9
#F9FEE2

Shades

#D3F637
#C9F40B
#A5C809
#7D9707
#586B05
#343F03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDF862.

How #DDF862 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#DDF862
Protanopia#F4F462
Protanomaly#EBF562
Deuteranopia#F0F064
Deuteranomaly#E8F363
Tritanopia#EBECEC
Tritanomaly#E5F1C4
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDF862 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddf862: #DDF862;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDF862;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddf862': '#DDF862' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.973, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_ddf862">#DDF862</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDF862"

More Green Colors

#DDF862 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DDF862 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDF862?

#DDF862 is a light green — rgb(221, 248, 98) in RGB and hsl(71, 91%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #DDF862?

#DDF862 is rgb(221, 248, 98) — red 221, green 248, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDF862?

#DDF862 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 60%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDF862 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDF862 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDF862 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDF862 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 19.14, which is visibly different.

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