#DEFEB9 Color

#DEFEB9 is rgb(222, 254, 185) in RGB, hsl(88, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 11.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEFEB9

HEX#DEFEB9

RGBrgb(222, 254, 185)

HSLhsl(88, 97%, 86%)

HSVhsv(88, 27%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(95.7% 0.095 128.3)

LABlab(96.10% -19.38 29.53)

LCHlch(96.10% 35.32 123.28)

What #DEFEB9 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 #DEFEB9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.08 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 12.5 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.64 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.01 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 15.29 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 15.38

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

#DEFEB9 Channel Values

How #DEFEB9 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 185	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 88° · S 97% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 88° · S 27% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.11:1 vs white · 18.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEFEB9 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEFEB9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEFEB9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEFEB9; 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 #DEFEB9

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 #DEFEB9.

How #DEFEB9 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#DEFEB9

Protanopia#F9F9B9

Protanomaly#EFFBB9

Deuteranopia#F4F4BA

Deuteranomaly#ECF8BA

Tritanopia#E6F7F7

Tritanomaly#E3FAE1

Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEFEB9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-defeb9: #DEFEB9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEFEB9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-defeb9': '#DEFEB9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.996, blue: 0.725)

Android XML<color name="color_defeb9">#DEFEB9</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEFEB9"

More Green Colors

#DEFEB9 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

#DEFEB9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEFEB9?

#DEFEB9 is a lightest green — rgb(222, 254, 185) in RGB and hsl(88, 97%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.08.

What is the RGB value of #DEFEB9?

#DEFEB9 is rgb(222, 254, 185) — red 222, green 254, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEFEB9?

#DEFEB9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEFEB9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEFEB9 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEFEB9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEFEB9 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 15.38, which is visibly different.

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