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#DEE64C Color

#DEE64C is rgb(222, 230, 76) in RGB, hsl(63, 75%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 67%, 10%) 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 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEE64C
HEX#DEE64C
RGBrgb(222, 230, 76)
HSLhsl(63, 75%, 60%)
HSVhsv(63, 67%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 67%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.171 112.3)
LABlab(88.65% -16.37 70.07)
LCHlch(88.65% 71.96 103.15)

What #DEE64C 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 #DEE64C, 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 yellow in the library.

#DEE64C Channel Values

How #DEE64C 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 230 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 75% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 67% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEE64C 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEE64C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEE64C; 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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Tints & Shades of #DEE64C

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 #DEE64C.

How #DEE64C 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#DEE64C
Protanopia#E5E54C
Protanomaly#E2E54C
Deuteranopia#E3E34D
Deuteranomaly#E1E44D
Tritanopia#EADADA
Tritanomaly#E5DFB3
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEE64C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dee64c: #DEE64C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEE64C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dee64c': '#DEE64C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.902, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_dee64c">#DEE64C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEE64C"

More Yellow Colors

#DEE64C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEE64C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEE64C?

#DEE64C is a light yellow — rgb(222, 230, 76) in RGB and hsl(63, 75%, 60%) 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 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #DEE64C?

#DEE64C is rgb(222, 230, 76) — red 222, green 230, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEE64C?

#DEE64C converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 67%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEE64C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEE64C scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEE64C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEE64C 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 20.99, which is visibly different.

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