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#DCF840

#dcf840 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcf840 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 97.25% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.19% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 69.13°, with 92.93% saturation and 61.18% 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 17.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8272

Complementary

  1. #dcf840
  2. #5c40f8

Split complementary

  1. #dcf840
  2. #4080f8
  3. #b840f8

Analogous

  1. #f8b840
  2. #dcf840
  3. #80f840

Triadic

  1. #dcf840
  2. #40dcf8
  3. #f840dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf840
  2. #40f85c
  3. #5c40f8
  4. #f840dc

Square

  1. #dcf840
  2. #40f8b8
  3. #5c40f8
  4. #f84080

Monochromatic

  1. #839906
  2. #c2e308
  3. #dcf840
  4. #eafb8a
  5. #f7fdd4

Shades

#dcf840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf840
  2. #c6df3a
  3. #b0c633
  4. #9aae2d
  5. #849526
  6. #6e7c20
  7. #58631a
  8. #424a13
  9. #2c320d
  10. #161906
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf840
  2. #e0f953
  3. #e3f966
  4. #e7fa79
  5. #eafb8c
  6. #eefca0
  7. #f1fcb3
  8. #f5fdc6
  9. #f8fed9
  10. #fcfeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf840
  2. #d3ec46
  3. #cae04d
  4. #c0d453
  5. #b7c85a
  6. #aebc60
  7. #a5b066
  8. #9ca46d
  9. #929873
  10. #898c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5f0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9ead5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f02b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6f14b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf840 {
  color: #dcf840;
}
Background
.bg-dcf840 {
  background-color: #dcf840;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf840 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 248 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 93% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf840, #80f840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 248 64 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.86 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.10 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.80 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.04 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.55 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.64 #2307bf Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcf840  rgb(220, 248, 64)  hsl(69, 93%, 61%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5c40f8  rgb(92, 64, 248)  hsl(249, 93%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#40dcf8  rgb(64, 220, 248)  hsl(189, 93%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f840dc  rgb(248, 64, 220)  hsl(309, 93%, 61%)  Shocking Pink