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#DCF656

#dcf656 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcf656 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, 96.47% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.04% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 69.75°, with 89.89% saturation and 65.1% 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 17.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 4.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.818

Complementary

  1. #dcf656
  2. #7056f6

Split complementary

  1. #dcf656
  2. #568cf6
  3. #c056f6

Analogous

  1. #f6c056
  2. #dcf656
  3. #8cf656

Triadic

  1. #dcf656
  2. #56dcf6
  3. #f656dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf656
  2. #56f670
  3. #7056f6
  4. #f656dc

Square

  1. #dcf656
  2. #56f6c0
  3. #7056f6
  4. #f6568c

Monochromatic

  1. #90aa09
  2. #cdf20d
  3. #dcf656
  4. #ebfa9f
  5. #fafee7

Shades

#dcf656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf656
  2. #c6dd4d
  3. #b0c545
  4. #9aac3c
  5. #849434
  6. #6e7b2b
  7. #586222
  8. #424a1a
  9. #2c3111
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf656
  2. #e0f767
  3. #e3f878
  4. #e7f989
  5. #eafa9a
  6. #eefbab
  7. #f1fbbb
  8. #f5fccc
  9. #f8fddd
  10. #fcfeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf656
  2. #d3ea5a
  3. #cade5e
  4. #c0d363
  5. #b7c767
  6. #aebb6b
  7. #a5af6f
  8. #9ca373
  9. #929878
  10. #898c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4efc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe940 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e9d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ee4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ef5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4eeb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf656 {
  color: #dcf656;
}
Background
.bg-dcf656 {
  background-color: #dcf656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf656 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 246 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf656, #8cf656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 246 86 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.98 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.96 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.00 #2309a9 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcf656  rgb(220, 246, 86)  hsl(70, 90%, 65%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#7056f6  rgb(112, 86, 246)  hsl(250, 90%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#56dcf6  rgb(86, 220, 246)  hsl(190, 90%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f656dc  rgb(246, 86, 220)  hsl(310, 90%, 65%)  Orchid