What color is #DEFFBC?

#DEFFBC 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 #DEFFBC?

The RGB value is 222, 255, 188: 222 red, 255 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFFBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEFFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFFBC color

#DEFFBC rgb(222, 255, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 100% green and 73.7% blue (222, 255, 188).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#DEFFBC color codes

HEX	`#DEFFBC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 255, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 100%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -22, 28.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 36.08, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.96, 90.68, 61.121)`
Decimal	`14614460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFFBC, 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 #DEFFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #DEFFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deffbc; }
.text { color: #deffbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deffbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 255 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deffbc, #bdffbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DEFFBC?: #DEFFBC 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 #DEFFBC?: The RGB value is 222, 255, 188: 222 red, 255 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFFBC?: The complementary color is #DDBCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.