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#dbfd6d

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

RGB
219, 253, 109
HSL
74°, 97%, 71%
CMYK
13, 0, 57, 1
Luminance
0.8641

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dbfd6d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dbfd6d
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
71%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8641
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.28:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness71%
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#dbfd6d
RGBrgb(219, 253, 109)
HSLhsl(74, 97%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 57%, 1%)
LABlab(94.5 -31.0 63.9)
LCHlch(94.5 71.0 115.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.942 0.173 121.0)
Decimal14417261
Display P3color(display-p3 0.859 0.992 0.427)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dbfd6d;
background-color: #dbfd6d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dbfd6d] bg-[#dbfd6d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dbfd6d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.992, blue: 0.427)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dbfd6d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDBFD6D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(109, 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 #dbfd6d · 18.28:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.28:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #dbfd6d as text scores 1.15:1 on white and 18.28:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dbfd6d on white: 1.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dbfd6d on black: 18.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF05E
deuteranopia · #FFEF76
tritanopia · #E5F1DE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dbfd6d 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
#E4FD90
#dbfd6d
#C8FC22
#B9F103
#9AC903
#7BA102
#5A7406
#384804
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FBFDF1Darkest = 950 · #384804
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F6FCE4;
  --brand-200: #EDFBC1;
  --brand-300: #E4FD90;
  --brand-400: #dbfd6d;
  --brand-500: #C8FC22;
  --brand-600: #B9F103;
  --brand-700: #9AC903;
  --brand-800: #7BA102;
  --brand-900: #5A7406;
  --brand-950: #384804;
  --brand: #dbfd6d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #dbfd6d

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#6B6DFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#607E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
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 #dbfd6d

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#8F6DFD
Analogous left#FDD76D
Analogous right#93FD6D
Split-complement 1#6D93FD
Split-complement 2#D76DFD
Triadic 1#6DDBFD
Triadic 2#FD6DDB
Tetradic#6DFDD7

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green99.2%
Blue42.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow56.9%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#dbfd6d text on a black background

contrast 18.28:1

Card sample

#dbfd6d text on a white background

contrast 1.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dbfd6d;
Background color
Panel with #dbfd6d background
background-color: #dbfd6d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dbfd6d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 253, 109, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 253, 109, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dbfd6d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbfd6d, #7BFD6D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dbfd6d

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.

#dbfd6d 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.

#dbfd6d, answered

What color is #dbfd6d?

#dbfd6d is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 71% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #dbfd6d?

rgb(219, 253, 109) — 219 red, 253 green and 109 blue out of 255, or 85.9% / 99.2% / 42.7% by channel.

Is #dbfd6d a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8641 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.28:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dbfd6d?

Black. It scores 18.28:1 against #dbfd6d, versus 1.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #dbfd6d?

#8F6DFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6D93FD and #D76DFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dbfd6d?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #6B6DFF as an accent and #607E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDD76D and #93FD6D stays calm, while #8F6DFD is the loudest partner.

What is #dbfd6d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(13%, 0%, 57%, 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 #dbfd6d 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 #FDEA6D; nudged cooler, #A6FE6C.

Work with #dbfd6d in the Color Lab