#DEFD9B Color

#DEFD9B is rgb(222, 253, 155) in RGB, hsl(79, 96%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEFD9B

HEX#DEFD9B

RGBrgb(222, 253, 155)

HSLhsl(79, 96%, 80%)

HSVhsv(79, 39%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(95% 0.128 123.1)

LABlab(95.44% -21.79 43.36)

LCHlch(95.44% 48.53 116.68)

What #DEFD9B 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 #DEFD9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.28 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 8.53 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.01 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.31 Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 12.4 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.46

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

#DEFD9B Channel Values

How #DEFD9B 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 253 · B 155	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 79° · S 96% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 79° · S 39% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.13:1 vs white · 18.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEFD9B 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEFD9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEFD9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DEFD9B

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 #DEFD9B.

How #DEFD9B 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#DEFD9B

Protanopia#F8F89B

Protanomaly#EEFA9B

Deuteranopia#F3F39C

Deuteranomaly#EBF79C

Tritanopia#E9F3F3

Tritanomaly#E5F7D6

Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEFD9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-defd9b: #DEFD9B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEFD9B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-defd9b': '#DEFD9B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.992, blue: 0.608)

Android XML<color name="color_defd9b">#DEFD9B</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEFD9B"

More Green Colors

#DEFD9B 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

#DEFD9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEFD9B?

#DEFD9B is a lightest green — rgb(222, 253, 155) in RGB and hsl(79, 96%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #DEFD9B?

#DEFD9B is rgb(222, 253, 155) — red 222, green 253, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEFD9B?

#DEFD9B converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEFD9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEFD9B scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEFD9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEFD9B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.97, which is visibly different.

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