Information about #DEF12F color

#DEF12F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DEF12F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 241, 47) — 87.1% red, 94.5% green, 18.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 76 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DEF12F reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from be Supernormal. yellow (#E7F127). Slightly further away sit joste (#E0F73A) and Pear (#D1E231).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 241, 47) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DEF12F: 16.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DEF12F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DEF12F 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 #DEF12F

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

joste color link
joste

#E0F73A

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

Off Yellow color link
Off Yellow

#F1F33F

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Carden color link
Carden

#DEFF1A

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEF12F
  • RGB222, 241, 47
  • CMYK7, 0, 76, 5
  • CSSrgb(222, 241, 47)
  • HSL66°, 87%, 56%
  • HSL Precise65.876°, 87.387%, 56.471%
  • HSV66°, 80%, 95%
  • HSB66°, 80%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.945, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.945, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.945, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDEF12F
  • DECIMAL ID14610735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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