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#DCFD56

#dcfd56 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcfd56 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, 99.22% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.86°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 18.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8614

Complementary

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #7756fd

Split complementary

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #5688fd
  3. #cb56fd

Analogous

  1. #fdcb56
  2. #dcfd56
  3. #88fd56

Triadic

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #56dcfd
  3. #fd56dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #56fd77
  3. #7756fd
  4. #fd56dc

Square

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #56fdcb
  3. #7756fd
  4. #fd5688

Monochromatic

  1. #94b802
  2. #ccfc0a
  3. #dcfd56
  4. #ecfea2
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#dcfd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #c6e44d
  3. #b0ca45
  4. #9ab13c
  5. #849834
  6. #6e7f2b
  7. #586522
  8. #424c1a
  9. #2c3311
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcfd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #e0fd67
  3. #e3fd78
  4. #e7fe89
  5. #eafe9a
  6. #eefeab
  7. #f1febb
  8. #f5fecc
  9. #f8ffdd
  10. #fcffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcfd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcfd56
  2. #d3f15a
  3. #cae45e
  4. #c0d863
  5. #b7cb67
  6. #aebf6b
  7. #a5b26f
  8. #9ca673
  9. #929978
  10. #898d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8f0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f55e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3f5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcfd56 {
  color: #dcfd56;
}
Background
.bg-dcfd56 {
  background-color: #dcfd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcfd56 {
  border: 2px solid #dcfd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcfd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 253 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcfd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcfd56, #88fd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcfd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 253 86 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.26 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.28 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.61 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.81 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.23 #2302a9 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dcfd56  rgb(220, 253, 86)  hsl(72, 98%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#7756fd  rgb(119, 86, 253)  hsl(252, 98%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#56dcfd  rgb(86, 220, 253)  hsl(192, 98%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#fd56dc  rgb(253, 86, 220)  hsl(312, 98%, 66%)  Rose Pink