#DEF9B9 Color

#DEF9B9 is rgb(222, 249, 185) in RGB, hsl(85, 84%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEF9B9

HEX#DEF9B9

RGBrgb(222, 249, 185)

HSLhsl(85, 84%, 85%)

HSVhsv(85, 26%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.088 126.6)

LABlab(94.78% -17.12 27.77)

LCHlch(94.78% 32.62 121.65)

What #DEF9B9 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 #DEF9B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.73 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 11.08 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 13.18 Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 13.33 Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 14.26 Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 14.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DEF9B9 Channel Values

How #DEF9B9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 249 · B 185	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 85° · S 84% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 85° · S 26% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.14:1 vs white · 18.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEF9B9 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEF9B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEF9B9; 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 #DEF9B9

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.

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Shades

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How #DEF9B9 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#DEF9B9

Protanopia#F5F5B9

Protanomaly#ECF6B9

Deuteranopia#F1F1BA

Deuteranomaly#E9F4BA

Tritanopia#E6F2F2

Tritanomaly#E3F5DE

Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #DEF9B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-def9b9: #DEF9B9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEF9B9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-def9b9': '#DEF9B9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.976, blue: 0.725)

Android XML<color name="color_def9b9">#DEF9B9</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEF9B9"

More Green Colors

#DEF9B9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#DEF9B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEF9B9?

#DEF9B9 is a lightest green — rgb(222, 249, 185) in RGB and hsl(85, 84%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #DEF9B9?

#DEF9B9 is rgb(222, 249, 185) — red 222, green 249, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEF9B9?

#DEF9B9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEF9B9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEF9B9 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEF9B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEF9B9 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 13.18, which is visibly different.

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