#DEF38E#DEF38E
#DEF38E is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.816; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.128 H 118.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEF38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 243, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 81%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 42%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 41.6%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.39, -22.09, 46.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.39, 51.31, 115.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.67% -0.0612 0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.67% 0.128 118.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0576, 81.5841, 37.8006) |
| Luminance | 0.8158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.58
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.35
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 6.52
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 6.52
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 6.59
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEF38E #A38EF3
analogous
#F3D58E #DEF38E #ABF38E
triadic
#DEF38E #8EDEF3 #F38EDE
tetradic
#DEF38E #8EF3D5 #A38EF3 #F38EAB
square
#DEF38E #8EF3D5 #A38EF3 #F38EAB
split-complementary
#DEF38E #8EABF3 #D58EF3
monochromatic
#BEE71F #CEED57 #DEF38E #EEF9C5 #F7FCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#DEF38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.32
#DEF38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEF38E
17.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEF38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEF38E | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.32 | 17.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE986
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEA93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7E9DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #def38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 243, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.128 118.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9f7b0',
500: '#def38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #def38e; $custom-light: #e9f7b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#def38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 243,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.475,
"s": 80.8,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92668,
"c": 0.12801,
"h": 118.6
},
"luminance": 0.81584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEF38E
secondary
#6F55D0
accent
#08DD35
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF7
border
#D5D6D0
text
#161711
muted
#848581