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#DCFC6A

#dcfc6a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcfc6a 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, 98.82% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.94% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 73.15°, with 96.05% saturation and 70.2% 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 18.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8588

Complementary

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #8a6afc

Split complementary

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #6a93fc
  3. #d36afc

Analogous

  1. #fcd36a
  2. #dcfc6a
  3. #93fc6a

Triadic

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #6adcfc
  3. #fc6adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #6afc8a
  3. #8a6afc
  4. #fc6adc

Square

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #6afcd3
  3. #8a6afc
  4. #fc6a93

Monochromatic

  1. #9ec904
  2. #cafa1f
  3. #dcfc6a
  4. #eefeb5
  5. #faffeb

Shades

#dcfc6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #c6e35f
  3. #b0ca55
  4. #9ab04a
  5. #849740
  6. #6e7e35
  7. #58652a
  8. #424c20
  9. #2c3215
  10. #16190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcfc6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #e0fc79
  3. #e3fd88
  4. #e7fd97
  5. #eafda6
  6. #eefeb5
  7. #f1fec3
  8. #f5fed2
  9. #f8fee1
  10. #fcfff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcfc6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcfc6a
  2. #d3f06c
  3. #cae36e
  4. #c0d771
  5. #b7ca73
  6. #aebe75
  7. #a5b277
  8. #9ca579
  9. #92997c
  10. #898c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f4c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7f0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f461 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f470 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3f5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcfc6a {
  color: #dcfc6a;
}
Background
.bg-dcfc6a {
  background-color: #dcfc6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcfc6a {
  border: 2px solid #dcfc6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcfc6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 252 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 96% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcfc6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcfc6a, #93fc6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcfc6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 252 106 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.75 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.23 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.38 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.98 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.22 #230395 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dcfc6a  rgb(220, 252, 106)  hsl(73, 96%, 70%)  Electric Lime
#8a6afc  rgb(138, 106, 252)  hsl(253, 96%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6adcfc  rgb(106, 220, 252)  hsl(193, 96%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#fc6adc  rgb(252, 106, 220)  hsl(313, 96%, 70%)  Rose Pink