Information about #DEF0CA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DEF0CA is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 240, 202) — 87.1% red, 94.1% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 15 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #DEF0CA is nearly as bright as white. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Romance (#D8F0D2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Toksig Sandee (#DDEDC0) and Willow Brook (#DFE6CF).

The recipe behind #DEF0CA is rgb(222, 240, 202), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DEF0CA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DEF0CA color variations

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#DEF0CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DEF0CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Romance color link
Blue Romance

#D8F0D2

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Green Pastel color link
Green Pastel

#D3ECCA

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Zanah color link
Zanah

#DAECD6

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Summer Fun color link
Summer Fun

#EAF7C9

Frostee color link
Frostee

#DBE5D2

Aths Special color link
Aths Special

#ECEBCE

Dirty White color link
Dirty White

#E8E4C9

#DEF0CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEF0CA
  • RGB222, 240, 202
  • CMYK7, 0, 15, 6
  • HSL88°, 56%, 87%
  • HSL Precise88.421°, 55.882%, 86.667%
  • HSV88°, 16%, 94%
  • HSB88°, 16%, 94%
  • HEX IDDEF0CA
  • DECIMAL ID14610634
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
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