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#DEF10E Color

#DEF10E is rgb(222, 241, 14) in RGB, hsl(65, 89%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 94%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dandelion (#DDF719), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEF10E
HEX#DEF10E
RGBrgb(222, 241, 14)
HSLhsl(65, 89%, 50%)
HSVhsv(65, 94%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 94%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.206 115.4)
LABlab(91.39% -22.70 86.60)
LCHlch(91.39% 89.53 104.68)

What #DEF10E 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 #DEF10E, 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.

#DEF10E Channel Values

How #DEF10E 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 241 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 89% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 94% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEF10E 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEF10E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEF10E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEF10E; 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 #DEF10E

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 #DEF10E.

How #DEF10E 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#DEF10E
Protanopia#EEEE10
Protanomaly#E8EF0F
Deuteranopia#EBEB17
Deuteranomaly#E6ED14
Tritanopia#ECE3E3
Tritanomaly#E7E9B5
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEF10E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-def10e: #DEF10E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEF10E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-def10e': '#DEF10E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.945, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_def10e">#DEF10E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEF10E"

More Green Colors

#DEF10E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEF10E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEF10E?

#DEF10E is a mid-tone green — rgb(222, 241, 14) in RGB and hsl(65, 89%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dandelion (#DDF719), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #DEF10E?

#DEF10E is rgb(222, 241, 14) — red 222, green 241, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEF10E?

#DEF10E converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 94%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEF10E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEF10E scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEF10E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEF10E 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 11.53, which is visibly different.

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