#DEFA78#DEFA78
#DEFA78 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.853; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.159 H 119.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEFA78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 250, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 0%, 52%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.99, -27.58, 58.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.99, 64.73, 115.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.87% -0.0785 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.87% 0.159 119.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7006, 85.2572, 30.6554) |
| Luminance | 0.8526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.43
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.09
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.70
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.81
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEFA78 #9478FA
analogous
#FAD578 #DEFA78 #9DFA78
triadic
#DEFA78 #78DEFA #FA78DE
tetradic
#DEFA78 #78FAD5 #9478FA #FA789D
square
#DEFA78 #78FAD5 #9478FA #FA789D
split-complementary
#DEFA78 #789DFA #D578FA
monochromatic
#BDEF09 #D0F83D #DEFA78 #ECFCB3 #F8FEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.16
#DEFA78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.05
#DEFA78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEFA78
18.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEFA78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEFA78 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 18.05 | 18.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEE6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8EFDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EEEEEE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #defa78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 250, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.159 119.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eafca2',
500: '#defa78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #defa78; $custom-light: #eafca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#defa78",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 250,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.923,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93867,
"c": 0.15874,
"h": 119.6
},
"luminance": 0.85257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEFA78
secondary
#6040D6
accent
#00E631
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFFF6
border
#D6D7D0
text
#16170F
muted
#858580