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#DEE49B Color

#DEE49B is rgb(222, 228, 155) in RGB, hsl(65, 57%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEE49B
HEX#DEE49B
RGBrgb(222, 228, 155)
HSLhsl(65, 57%, 75%)
HSVhsv(65, 32%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.094 112.1)
LABlab(88.85% -10.38 35.00)
LCHlch(88.85% 36.51 106.52)

What #DEE49B 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 #DEE49B, 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.

#DEE49B Channel Values

How #DEE49B 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 222 · G 228 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 57% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 32% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEE49B 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEE49B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEE49B; 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 #DEE49B

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 #DEE49B.

How #DEE49B 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#DEE49B
Protanopia#E3E39B
Protanomaly#E1E39B
Deuteranopia#E2E29B
Deuteranomaly#E0E39B
Tritanopia#E6DCDC
Tritanomaly#E3E0C6
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEE49B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dee49b: #DEE49B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEE49B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dee49b': '#DEE49B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.894, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_dee49b">#DEE49B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEE49B"

More Green Colors

#DEE49B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEE49B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEE49B?

#DEE49B is a light green — rgb(222, 228, 155) in RGB and hsl(65, 57%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #DEE49B?

#DEE49B is rgb(222, 228, 155) — red 222, green 228, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEE49B?

#DEE49B converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEE49B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEE49B scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEE49B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEE49B 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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