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#DFEC4B Color

#DFEC4B is rgb(223, 236, 75) in RGB, hsl(65, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFEC4B
HEX#DFEC4B
RGBrgb(223, 236, 75)
HSLhsl(65, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(65, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.178 113.9)
LABlab(90.31% -18.74 72.06)
LCHlch(90.31% 74.46 104.57)

What #DFEC4B 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 #DFEC4B, 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 green in the library.

#DFEC4B Channel Values

How #DFEC4B 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 236 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFEC4B 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFEC4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFEC4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFEC4B; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFEC4B

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 #DFEC4B.

How #DFEC4B 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#DFEC4B
Protanopia#EAEA4B
Protanomaly#E6EB4B
Deuteranopia#E8E84C
Deuteranomaly#E4E94C
Tritanopia#ECE0E0
Tritanomaly#E7E5B7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFEC4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfec4b: #DFEC4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFEC4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfec4b': '#DFEC4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.925, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_dfec4b">#DFEC4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFEC4B"

More Green Colors

#DFEC4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFEC4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFEC4B?

#DFEC4B is a light green — rgb(223, 236, 75) in RGB and hsl(65, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #DFEC4B?

#DFEC4B is rgb(223, 236, 75) — red 223, green 236, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFEC4B?

#DFEC4B converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFEC4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFEC4B scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFEC4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFEC4B 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 20.76, which is visibly different.

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