#DEFE5D Color

#DEFE5D is rgb(222, 254, 93) in RGB, hsl(72, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), visibly different at ΔE 10.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEFE5D

HEX#DEFE5D

RGBrgb(222, 254, 93)

HSLhsl(72, 99%, 68%)

HSVhsv(72, 63%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 63%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.186 119.7)

LABlab(95.15% -26.34 70.23)

LCHlch(95.15% 75.00 110.56)

What #DEFE5D 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 #DEFE5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 10.85 Pear#D1E231ΔE 11.95 Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 13.12 Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.93 Icterine#FCF75EΔE 14.96 Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 15.27

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

#DEFE5D Channel Values

How #DEFE5D 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 254 · B 93	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 72° · S 99% · L 68%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 72° · S 63% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.14:1 vs white · 18.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEFE5D 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 text18.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEFE5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEFE5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEFE5D; 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 #DEFE5D

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 #DEFE5D.

How #DEFE5D 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#DEFE5D

Protanopia#F9F95D

Protanomaly#EFFB5D

Deuteranopia#F4F460

Deuteranomaly#ECF85F

Tritanopia#ECF1F1

Tritanomaly#E7F6C7

Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEFE5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-defe5d: #DEFE5D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEFE5D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-defe5d': '#DEFE5D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.996, blue: 0.365)

Android XML<color name="color_defe5d">#DEFE5D</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEFE5D"

More Green Colors

#DEFE5D 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

#DEFE5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEFE5D?

#DEFE5D is a light green — rgb(222, 254, 93) in RGB and hsl(72, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.85.

What is the RGB value of #DEFE5D?

#DEFE5D is rgb(222, 254, 93) — red 222, green 254, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEFE5D?

#DEFE5D converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEFE5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEFE5D scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEFE5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEFE5D 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 20.12, which is visibly different.

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