#DEF165#DEF165
#DEF165 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.794; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.164 H 116.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEF165 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 241, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 83%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 58%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 58.1%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.41, -24.87, 63.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.41, 68.60, 111.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.73% -0.0727 0.1475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.73% 0.164 116.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9297, 79.3806, 24.2636) |
| Luminance | 0.7938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.61
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.86
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.23
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 5.30
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 5.47
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEF165 #7865F1
analogous
#F1BE65 #DEF165 #98F165
triadic
#DEF165 #65DEF1 #F165DE
tetradic
#DEF165 #65F1BE #7865F1 #F16598
square
#DEF165 #65F1BE #7865F1 #F16598
split-complementary
#DEF165 #6598F1 #BE65F1
monochromatic
#B0C912 #D2EC2D #DEF165 #EAF69D #F6FBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#DEF165 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.88
#DEF165 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEF165
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEF165 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEF165 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.88 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE76E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAE5D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #def165; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 241, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.164 116.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebf596',
500: '#def165',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #def165; $custom-light: #ebf596; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#def165",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 241,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.143,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91733,
"c": 0.16448,
"h": 116.2
},
"luminance": 0.7938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEF165
secondary
#4834C6
accent
#06E023
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFEF5
border
#D6D6CF
text
#17170E
muted
#85857F