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#DCFA6D

#dcfa6d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcfa6d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 72.77°, with 93.38% saturation and 70.39% 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 17.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8469

Complementary

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #8b6dfa

Split complementary

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #6d95fa
  3. #d26dfa

Analogous

  1. #fad26d
  2. #dcfa6d
  3. #95fa6d

Triadic

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #6ddcfa
  3. #fa6ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #6dfa8b
  3. #8b6dfa
  4. #fa6ddc

Square

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #6dfad2
  3. #8b6dfa
  4. #fa6d95

Monochromatic

  1. #9ec707
  2. #caf723
  3. #dcfa6d
  4. #eefdb7
  5. #fafeeb

Shades

#dcfa6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #c6e162
  3. #b0c857
  4. #9aaf4c
  5. #849641
  6. #6e7d37
  7. #58642c
  8. #424b21
  9. #2c3216
  10. #16190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcfa6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #e0fb7c
  3. #e3fb8a
  4. #e7fc99
  5. #eafca7
  6. #eefdb6
  7. #f1fdc5
  8. #f5fed3
  9. #f8fee2
  10. #fcfff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcfa6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcfa6d
  2. #d3ee6f
  3. #cae271
  4. #c0d573
  5. #b7c975
  6. #aebd77
  7. #a5b178
  8. #9ca57a
  9. #92987c
  10. #898c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7eedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f264 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5f372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3f3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcfa6d {
  color: #dcfa6d;
}
Background
.bg-dcfa6d {
  background-color: #dcfa6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcfa6d {
  border: 2px solid #dcfa6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcfa6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 250 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcfa6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcfa6d, #95fa6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcfa6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 250 109 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.31 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.84 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.90 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.08 #230592 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dcfa6d  rgb(220, 250, 109)  hsl(73, 93%, 70%)  Electric Lime
#8b6dfa  rgb(139, 109, 250)  hsl(253, 93%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ddcfa  rgb(109, 220, 250)  hsl(193, 93%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#fa6ddc  rgb(250, 109, 220)  hsl(313, 93%, 70%)  Rose Pink