Information about #DEF99B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DEF99B presents itself as a intensely saturated chartreuse — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Light Spring Bud (#DBFF9E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Light Lime Green (#E7FF9E) and Light Khaki (#E6F2A2).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(222, 249, 155)), which gives #DEF99B its character. If you plan to put text on a #DEF99B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 18.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DEF99B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#DEF99B color variations
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#DEF99B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DEF99B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DEF99B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DEF99B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DEF99B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DEF99B color
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Nearest named colors to #DEF99B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DBFF9E
#E7FF9E
#E6F2A2
#CFFF9E
#D1EF9F
#E8F48C
#EEEE9B
#E3F988
#ECEA98
#F3FF9E
#D9EBAC
#EFF8AA
#DEF99B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DEF99B
- RGB222, 249, 155
- CMYK11, 0, 37, 2
- CSSrgb(222, 249, 155)
- HSL77°, 89%, 79%
- HSL Precise77.234°, 88.679%, 79.216%
- HSV77°, 38%, 98%
- HSB77°, 38%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
- GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.976, 0.608)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.976, 0.608, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.976, 0.608)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDEF99B
- DECIMAL ID14612891
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
