What color is #DEFFAE?

#DEFFAE is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFFAE?

The RGB value is 222, 255, 174: 222 red, 255 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFFAE?

The complementary color is #CFAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEFFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFFAE color

#DEFFAE rgb(222, 255, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEFFAE is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 100% green and 68.2% blue (222, 255, 174).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#DEFFAE color codes

HEX	`#DEFFAE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 255, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 100%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.04, -23.95, 35.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.04, 42.66, 124.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.523, 90.105, 53.555)`
Decimal	`14614446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFFAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEFFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEFFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deffae; }
.text { color: #deffae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deffae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 255 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deffae, #b6ffae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEFFAE?: #DEFFAE is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFFAE?: The RGB value is 222, 255, 174: 222 red, 255 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFFAE?: The complementary color is #CFAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.