Information about #DEF9AB color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #DEF9AB reads as a maximally vivid chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Gossip (#D2F8B0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Khaki (#E6F2A2) and Very Light Spring Bud (#DBFF9E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(222, 249, 171)), which gives #DEF9AB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 18.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. No one has named #DEF9AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#DEF9AB color variations
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#DEF9AB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DEF9AB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DEF9AB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DEF9AB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DEF9AB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DEF9AB color
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Nearest named colors to #DEF9AB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D2F8B0
#E6F2A2
#DBFF9E
#D9EBAC
#E7FF9E
#EFF8AA
#D1FEB8
#EAEAAE
#F1FFAD
#D1EF9F
#CFFF9E
#E3E5B1
#DEF9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DEF9AB
- RGB222, 249, 171
- CMYK11, 0, 31, 2
- CSSrgb(222, 249, 171)
- HSL81°, 87%, 82%
- HSL Precise80.769°, 86.667%, 82.353%
- HSV81°, 31%, 98%
- HSB81°, 31%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.976, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.976, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.976, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDEF9AB
- DECIMAL ID14612907
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
