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#DEF2AB Color

#DEF2AB is rgb(222, 242, 171) in RGB, hsl(77, 73%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), visibly different at ΔE 10.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEF2AB
HEX#DEF2AB
RGBrgb(222, 242, 171)
HSLhsl(77, 73%, 81%)
HSVhsv(77, 29%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.094 121)
LABlab(92.74% -15.36 32.07)
LCHlch(92.74% 35.55 115.59)

What #DEF2AB 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 #DEF2AB, 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.

#DEF2AB Channel Values

How #DEF2AB 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 242 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 73% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 29% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEF2AB 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEF2AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEF2AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEF2AB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DEF2AB

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 #DEF2AB.

How #DEF2AB 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#DEF2AB
Protanopia#EFEFAB
Protanomaly#E8F0AB
Deuteranopia#ECECAC
Deuteranomaly#E6EEAB
Tritanopia#E6EBEB
Tritanomaly#E3EED4
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEF2AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-def2ab: #DEF2AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEF2AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-def2ab': '#DEF2AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.949, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_def2ab">#DEF2AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEF2AB"

More Green Colors

#DEF2AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEF2AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEF2AB?

#DEF2AB is a lightest green — rgb(222, 242, 171) in RGB and hsl(77, 73%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.25.

What is the RGB value of #DEF2AB?

#DEF2AB is rgb(222, 242, 171) — red 222, green 242, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEF2AB?

#DEF2AB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEF2AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEF2AB scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEF2AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEF2AB 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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