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#DCF549

#dcf549 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcf549 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 96.08% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.2% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 68.72°, with 89.58% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.81

Complementary

  1. #dcf549
  2. #6249f5

Split complementary

  1. #dcf549
  2. #4986f5
  3. #b849f5

Analogous

  1. #f5b849
  2. #dcf549
  3. #86f549

Triadic

  1. #dcf549
  2. #49dcf5
  3. #f549dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf549
  2. #49f562
  3. #6249f5
  4. #f549dc

Square

  1. #dcf549
  2. #49f5b8
  3. #6249f5
  4. #f54986

Monochromatic

  1. #879c09
  2. #c5e50d
  3. #dcf549
  4. #eaf992
  5. #f8fdda

Shades

#dcf549 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf549
  2. #c6dd42
  3. #b0c43a
  4. #9aac33
  5. #84932c
  6. #6e7b25
  7. #58621d
  8. #424a16
  9. #2c310f
  10. #161907
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf549 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf549
  2. #e0f65b
  3. #e3f76d
  4. #e7f880
  5. #eaf992
  6. #eefaa4
  7. #f1fbb6
  8. #f5fcc8
  9. #f8fddb
  10. #fcfeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf549 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf549
  2. #d3e94f
  3. #cade54
  4. #c0d25a
  5. #b7c65f
  6. #aebb65
  7. #a5af6a
  8. #9ca370
  9. #929775
  10. #898c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4eebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe82a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e8d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ed39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ee52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4edad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf549 {
  color: #dcf549;
}
Background
.bg-dcf549 {
  background-color: #dcf549;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf549 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf549;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf549;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 245 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 90% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf549 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf549, #86f549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf549 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 245 73 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.79 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.23 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.56 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.80 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.26 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.74 #230ab6 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcf549  rgb(220, 245, 73)  hsl(69, 90%, 62%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#6249f5  rgb(98, 73, 245)  hsl(249, 90%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49dcf5  rgb(73, 220, 245)  hsl(189, 90%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f549dc  rgb(245, 73, 220)  hsl(309, 90%, 62%)  Fuchsia