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#DFE222 Color

#DFE222 is rgb(223, 226, 34) in RGB, hsl(61, 77%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 85%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peridot (#E6E200), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFE222
HEX#DFE222
RGBrgb(223, 226, 34)
HSLhsl(61, 77%, 51%)
HSVhsv(61, 85%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 85%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.187 110.7)
LABlab(87.50% -15.28 80.97)
LCHlch(87.50% 82.40 100.69)

What #DFE222 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 #DFE222, 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 yellow in the library.

#DFE222 Channel Values

How #DFE222 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 223 · G 226 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 77% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 85% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFE222 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFE222 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFE222

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFE222; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFE222

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 #DFE222.

How #DFE222 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#DFE222
Protanopia#E1E122
Protanomaly#E0E222
Deuteranopia#E1E123
Deuteranomaly#E0E122
Tritanopia#EBD5D5
Tritanomaly#E6DAAB
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFE222 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfe222: #DFE222;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFE222;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfe222': '#DFE222' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.886, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_dfe222">#DFE222</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFE222"

More Yellow Colors

#DFE222 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFE222 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFE222?

#DFE222 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(223, 226, 34) in RGB and hsl(61, 77%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peridot (#E6E200), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #DFE222?

#DFE222 is rgb(223, 226, 34) — red 223, green 226, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFE222?

#DFE222 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 85%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFE222 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFE222 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFE222 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFE222 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 16.02, which is visibly different.

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