Information about #DEF4BD color

#DEF4BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DEF4BD belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(222, 244, 189) (87.1% red, 95.7% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 9 / 0 / 22 / 4 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated chartreuse, #DEF4BD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Toksig Sandee (#DDEDC0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Chartreuse Green (#E0FFC2) and Pale Pistachio (#D9FFC2).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 244, 189) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DEF4BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DEF4BD color variations

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

#DEF4BD 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 #DEF4BD

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEF4BD
  • RGB222, 244, 189
  • CMYK9, 0, 22, 4
  • CSSrgb(222, 244, 189)
  • HSL84°, 71%, 85%
  • HSL Precise84°, 71.429%, 84.902%
  • HSV84°, 23%, 96%
  • HSB84°, 23%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.957, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.957, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.957, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEF4BD
  • DECIMAL ID14611645
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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