Close to Chartreuse Yellow
#DEF800
#DEF800 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Chartreuse Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 97.3% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEF800.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.53:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.53:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEF800 as they’d see it.
#DEF800 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEF800
What color is #DEF800?
#DEF800 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Chartreuse Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 97.3% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEF800 in RGB?
#DEF800 is rgb(222, 248, 0): 222 red, 248 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEF800 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 0, 100, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEF800?
PANTONE 380 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEF800?
Its complement #F0E6FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.