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#DEFB60 — Light Vivid Green

#DEFB60 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DEFB60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DEFB60 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7C60FB; it also sits naturally between #FBCA60 and #91FB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEFB60 · RGB 222, 251, 96

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Color values

HEX#DEFB60
RGB222, 251, 96
HSL71°, 95%, 68%
HSV71°, 62%, 98%
CMYK12%, 0%, 62%, 2%
XYZ66.73, 85.37, 24.03
Yxy85.37, 0.3789, 0.4847
CIE-Lab94.04, -29.92, 68.87
Hunter Lab92.40, -28.28, 45.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 98% · Blue 38%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DEFB60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEFB60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEFB60

.text { color: #DEFB60; }
.background { background-color: #DEFB60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFB60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 251, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 95%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFB60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 251, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFB60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 251, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEFB60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFB60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEFB60

#D8FA42#D1F91F#C8F406#ACD105#93B305#7B9504#5E7203#455502#293201#101401

Tints of #DEFB60

#E2FB6F#E5FC7E#E7FC88#EAFC97#EDFDA5#F0FDB4#F3FDC3#F5FECD#F8FEDC#FBFEEB

Tones of #DEFB60

#D7EF6B#D1E576#C9D981#C3CF8C#BBC397#B5B9A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C60FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEFB60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFB60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DEFB60: ·

How #DEFB60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEB86Deuteranopia · #E9E78FTritanopia · #DFA3AA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEFB60 rather than the exact color:

Palette 39b1d1
#39B1D1 · #D6FB61 · #F6850C · #DE3E3E
Radiant Bloom
#DAF367 · #77E631 · #33E93D · #6FF2B0
Amber Ruby Monsoon
#E63692 · #E65F57 · #DC9519 · #D3F067
Palette D0f66a
#D0F66A · #36C186 · #158A8C · #1E5287
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6FB61#DAF367#D3F067#D0F66A#D5EC64#E9EE57#F1FF5E#EBED58#E3EF4F#D2FF72#CCFB51#E8EF72

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEFB5F  ·  #DEFB61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFB60?

#DEFB60 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 251, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFB60?

#DEFB60 is RGB 222, 251, 96 — HSL 71°, 95%, 68% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 62%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEFB60?

Its complement is #7C60FB; analogous partners are #FBCA60 and #91FB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFB60 for text?

Black text on #DEFB60 has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.