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#dbfd69

a light, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
219, 253, 105
HSL
74°, 97%, 70%
CMYK
13, 0, 59, 1
Luminance
0.8633

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dbfd69 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dbfd69
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8633
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.27:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 6.9
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#dbfd69
RGBrgb(219, 253, 105)
HSLhsl(74, 97%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 59%, 1%)
LABlab(94.5 -31.4 65.6)
LCHlch(94.5 72.7 115.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.941 0.176 120.8)
Decimal14417257
Display P3color(display-p3 0.859 0.992 0.412)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dbfd69;
background-color: #dbfd69;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dbfd69] bg-[#dbfd69]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dbfd69;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.992, blue: 0.412)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dbfd69")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDBFD69)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(105, 253, 219)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #dbfd69 · 18.27:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.27:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #dbfd69 as text scores 1.15:1 on white and 18.27:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dbfd69 on white: 1.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dbfd69 on black: 18.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF058
deuteranopia · #FFEF73
tritanopia · #E6F1DD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dbfd69 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBFDF1
#F6FCE4
#EDFBC1
#E4FE90
#dbfd69
#CAFC22
#BBF203
#9CC903
#7DA102
#5B7406
#394904
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FBFDF1Darkest = 950 · #394904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F6FCE4;
  --brand-200: #EDFBC1;
  --brand-300: #E4FE90;
  --brand-400: #dbfd69;
  --brand-500: #CAFC22;
  --brand-600: #BBF203;
  --brand-700: #9CC903;
  --brand-800: #7DA102;
  --brand-900: #5B7406;
  --brand-950: #394904;
  --brand: #dbfd69;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #dbfd69

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#676AFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#617E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #dbfd69

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#8B69FD
Analogous left#FDD569
Analogous right#91FD69
Split-complement 1#6991FD
Split-complement 2#D569FD
Triadic 1#69DBFD
Triadic 2#FD69DB
Tetradic#69FDD5

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green99.2%
Blue41.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.5%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#dbfd69 text on a black background

contrast 18.27:1

Card sample

#dbfd69 text on a white background

contrast 1.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dbfd69;
Background color
Panel with #dbfd69 background
background-color: #dbfd69;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dbfd69;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 253, 105, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 253, 105, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dbfd69;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbfd69, #78FD69);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dbfd69

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#dbfd69 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#dbfd69, answered

What color is #dbfd69?

#dbfd69 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 6.9). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #dbfd69?

rgb(219, 253, 105) — 219 red, 253 green and 105 blue out of 255, or 85.9% / 99.2% / 41.2% by channel.

Is #dbfd69 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8633 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 18.27:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dbfd69?

Black. It scores 18.27:1 against #dbfd69, versus 1.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #dbfd69?

#8B69FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6991FD and #D569FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dbfd69?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #676AFF as an accent and #617E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDD569 and #91FD69 stays calm, while #8B69FD is the loudest partner.

What is #dbfd69 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(13%, 0%, 59%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #dbfd69 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDE969; nudged cooler, #A4FF67.

Work with #dbfd69 in the Color Lab