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#DCFF31

#dcff31 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcff31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 70.19°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 18.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8696

Complementary

  1. #dcff31
  2. #5431ff

Split complementary

  1. #dcff31
  2. #3175ff
  3. #bb31ff

Analogous

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #dcff31
  3. #75ff31

Triadic

  1. #dcff31
  2. #31dcff
  3. #ff31dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcff31
  2. #31ff54
  3. #5431ff
  4. #ff31dc

Square

  1. #dcff31
  2. #31ffbb
  3. #5431ff
  4. #ff3175

Monochromatic

  1. #7d9700
  2. #bde400
  3. #dcff31
  4. #e9ff7e
  5. #f6ffca

Shades

#dcff31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcff31
  2. #c6e62c
  3. #b0cc27
  4. #9ab322
  5. #84991d
  6. #6e8019
  7. #586614
  8. #424d0f
  9. #2c330a
  10. #161a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcff31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcff31
  2. #e0ff46
  3. #e3ff5a
  4. #e7ff6f
  5. #eaff83
  6. #eeff98
  7. #f1ffad
  8. #f5ffc1
  9. #f8ffd6
  10. #fcffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcff31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcff31
  2. #d3f239
  3. #cae641
  4. #c0d949
  5. #b7cc51
  6. #aec059
  7. #a5b360
  8. #9ca668
  9. #929970
  10. #898d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9f1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf604 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faf640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f7b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcff31 {
  color: #dcff31;
}
Background
.bg-dcff31 {
  background-color: #dcff31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcff31 {
  border: 2px solid #dcff31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcff31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 255 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcff31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcff31, #75ff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcff31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 255 49 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 1.71 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.37 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.81 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.16 #2300ce Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dcff31  rgb(220, 255, 49)  hsl(70, 100%, 60%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5431ff  rgb(84, 49, 255)  hsl(250, 100%, 60%)  Han Purple
#31dcff  rgb(49, 220, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ff31dc  rgb(255, 49, 220)  hsl(310, 100%, 60%)  Shocking Pink