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#DCFA4A

#dcfa4a ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcfa4a 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, 98.04% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 70.23°, with 94.62% saturation and 63.53% 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 17.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8408

Complementary

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #684afa

Split complementary

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #4a84fa
  3. #c04afa

Analogous

  1. #fac04a
  2. #dcfa4a
  3. #84fa4a

Triadic

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #4adcfa
  3. #fa4adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #4afa68
  3. #684afa
  4. #fa4adc

Square

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #4afac0
  3. #684afa
  4. #fa4a84

Monochromatic

  1. #8ba605
  2. #c9f107
  3. #dcfa4a
  4. #eafc94
  5. #f9fedf

Shades

#dcfa4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #c6e143
  3. #b0c83b
  4. #9aaf34
  5. #84962c
  6. #6e7d25
  7. #58641e
  8. #424b16
  9. #2c320f
  10. #161907
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcfa4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #e0fb5c
  3. #e3fb6e
  4. #e7fc80
  5. #eafc92
  6. #eefda5
  7. #f1fdb7
  8. #f5fec9
  9. #f8fedb
  10. #fcffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcfa4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcfa4a
  2. #d3ee4f
  3. #cae255
  4. #c0d55a
  5. #b7c960
  6. #aebd65
  7. #a5b16a
  8. #9ca570
  9. #929875
  10. #898c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9edd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f239 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcfa4a {
  color: #dcfa4a;
}
Background
.bg-dcfa4a {
  background-color: #dcfa4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcfa4a {
  border: 2px solid #dcfa4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcfa4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 250 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcfa4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcfa4a, #84fa4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcfa4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 250 74 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.37 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.68 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.35 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.20 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.96 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.09 #2305b5 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcfa4a  rgb(220, 250, 74)  hsl(70, 95%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#684afa  rgb(104, 74, 250)  hsl(250, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4adcfa  rgb(74, 220, 250)  hsl(190, 95%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#fa4adc  rgb(250, 74, 220)  hsl(310, 95%, 64%)  Shocking Pink