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#DCFF0A

#dcff0a ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcff0a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 100% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.08% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 100% saturation and 51.96% 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 18.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 0.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8676

Complementary

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #2d0aff

Split complementary

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #0a62ff
  3. #a70aff

Analogous

  1. #ffa70a
  2. #dcff0a
  3. #62ff0a

Triadic

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #0adcff
  3. #ff0adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #0aff2d
  3. #2d0aff
  4. #ff0adc

Square

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #0affa7
  3. #2d0aff
  4. #ff0a62

Monochromatic

  1. #607000
  2. #a2bc00
  3. #dcff0a
  4. #e7ff56
  5. #f2ffa3

Shades

#dcff0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #c6e609
  3. #b0cc08
  4. #9ab307
  5. #849906
  6. #6e8005
  7. #586604
  8. #424d03
  9. #2c3302
  10. #161a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcff0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #e0ff23
  3. #e3ff3b
  4. #e7ff54
  5. #eaff6c
  6. #eeff85
  7. #f1ff9d
  8. #f5ffb6
  9. #f8ffce
  10. #fcffe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcff0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcff0a
  2. #d3f216
  3. #cae622
  4. #c0d92d
  5. #b7cc39
  6. #aec045
  7. #a5b351
  8. #9ca65d
  9. #929968
  10. #898d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f6bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaf0d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faf62b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f6ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcff0a {
  color: #dcff0a;
}
Background
.bg-dcff0a {
  background-color: #dcff0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcff0a {
  border: 2px solid #dcff0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcff0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 255 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcff0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcff0a, #62ff0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcff0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 255 10 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 0.60 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 1.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.61 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.57 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 6.72 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.17 #2300f5 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcff0a  rgb(220, 255, 10)  hsl(69, 100%, 52%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#2d0aff  rgb(45, 10, 255)  hsl(249, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#0adcff  rgb(10, 220, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#ff0adc  rgb(255, 10, 220)  hsl(309, 100%, 52%)  Shocking Pink