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#DCFA4E

#dcfa4e ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcfa4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 70.47°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8414

Complementary

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #6c4efa

Split complementary

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #4e86fa
  3. #c24efa

Analogous

  1. #fac24e
  2. #dcfa4e
  3. #86fa4e

Triadic

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #4edcfa
  3. #fa4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #4efa6c
  3. #6c4efa
  4. #fa4edc

Square

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #4efac2
  3. #6c4efa
  4. #fa4e86

Monochromatic

  1. #8daa05
  2. #cbf507
  3. #dcfa4e
  4. #ebfc98
  5. #f9fee3

Shades

#dcfa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #c6e146
  3. #b0c83e
  4. #9aaf37
  5. #84962f
  6. #6e7d27
  7. #58641f
  8. #424b17
  9. #2c3210
  10. #161908
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcfa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #e0fb60
  3. #e3fb71
  4. #e7fc83
  5. #eafc95
  6. #eefda7
  7. #f1fdb8
  8. #f5feca
  9. #f8fedc
  10. #fcffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcfa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcfa4e
  2. #d3ee53
  3. #cae258
  4. #c0d55d
  5. #b7c962
  6. #aebd67
  7. #a5b16c
  8. #9ca571
  9. #929876
  10. #898c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9edd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f257 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f2b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcfa4e {
  color: #dcfa4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcfa4e {
  background-color: #dcfa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcfa4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcfa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcfa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 250 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcfa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcfa4e, #86fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcfa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 250 78 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.68 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.90 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.43 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.21 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.99 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.27 #2305b1 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcfa4e  rgb(220, 250, 78)  hsl(70, 95%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#6c4efa  rgb(108, 78, 250)  hsl(250, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edcfa  rgb(78, 220, 250)  hsl(190, 95%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#fa4edc  rgb(250, 78, 220)  hsl(310, 95%, 64%)  Rose Pink