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#DEEC9C Color

#DEEC9C is rgb(222, 236, 156) in RGB, hsl(71, 68%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEEC9C
HEX#DEEC9C
RGBrgb(222, 236, 156)
HSLhsl(71, 68%, 77%)
HSVhsv(71, 34%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.103 116.6)
LABlab(90.96% -14.01 37.21)
LCHlch(90.96% 39.76 110.63)

What #DEEC9C 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 #DEEC9C, 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.

#DEEC9C Channel Values

How #DEEC9C 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 236 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 68% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 34% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEEC9C 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 text16.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEEC9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEEC9C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DEEC9C

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 #DEEC9C.

How #DEEC9C 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#DEEC9C
Protanopia#EAEA9C
Protanomaly#E5EB9C
Deuteranopia#E7E79D
Deuteranomaly#E4E99C
Tritanopia#E6E4E4
Tritanomaly#E3E7CB
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEEC9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deec9c: #DEEC9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEEC9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deec9c': '#DEEC9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.925, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_deec9c">#DEEC9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEEC9C"

More Green Colors

#DEEC9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEEC9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEEC9C?

#DEEC9C is a light green — rgb(222, 236, 156) in RGB and hsl(71, 68%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #DEEC9C?

#DEEC9C is rgb(222, 236, 156) — red 222, green 236, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEEC9C?

#DEEC9C converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEEC9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEEC9C scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEEC9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEEC9C 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

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