Information about #DEF8A0 color

#DEF8A0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DEF8A0 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(222, 248, 160) (87.1% red, 97.3% green, 62.7% blue), or CMYK 10 / 0 / 35 / 3 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid zesty chartreuse, #DEF8A0 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Light Spring Bud (#DBFF9E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Khaki (#E6F2A2) and Very Light Lime Green (#E7FF9E).

The recipe behind #DEF8A0 is rgb(222, 248, 160), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DEF8A0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 18.0:1 (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.

#DEF8A0 color variations

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

#DEF8A0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DEF8A0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DEF8A0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DEF8A0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DEF8A0 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
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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
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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
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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
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#F8A0DE
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#F8A0B2
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Nearest named colors to #DEF8A0

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

Very Light Spring Bud color link
Very Light Spring Bud

#DBFF9E

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Very Light Lime Green color link
Very Light Lime Green

#E7FF9E

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Very Light Chartreuse Green color link
Very Light Chartreuse Green

#CFFF9E

Ice Cold Green color link
Ice Cold Green

#D9EBAC

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Australian Mint color link
Australian Mint

#EFF8AA

Gossip color link
Gossip

#D2F8B0

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Very Light Apple Green color link
Very Light Apple Green

#F3FF9E

Key Lime color link
Key Lime

#E8F48C

#DEF8A0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEF8A0
  • RGB222, 248, 160
  • CMYK10, 0, 35, 3
  • CSSrgb(222, 248, 160)
  • HSL78°, 86%, 80%
  • HSL Precise77.727°, 86.275%, 80%
  • HSV78°, 35%, 97%
  • HSB78°, 35%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.973, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.973, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.973, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEF8A0
  • DECIMAL ID14612640
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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