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#DCFF66

#dcff66 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcff66 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, 100% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 73.73°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 18.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.8769

Complementary

  1. #dcff66
  2. #8966ff

Split complementary

  1. #dcff66
  2. #668fff
  3. #d666ff

Analogous

  1. #ffd666
  2. #dcff66
  3. #8fff66

Triadic

  1. #dcff66
  2. #66dcff
  3. #ff66dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcff66
  2. #66ff89
  3. #8966ff
  4. #ff66dc

Square

  1. #dcff66
  2. #66ffd6
  3. #8966ff
  4. #ff668f

Monochromatic

  1. #9dcc00
  2. #caff1a
  3. #dcff66
  4. #edffb3
  5. #faffeb

Shades

#dcff66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcff66
  2. #c6e65c
  3. #b0cc52
  4. #9ab347
  5. #84993d
  6. #6e8033
  7. #586629
  8. #424d1f
  9. #2c3314
  10. #161a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcff66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcff66
  2. #e0ff75
  3. #e3ff85
  4. #e7ff94
  5. #eaffa3
  6. #eeffb3
  7. #f1ffc2
  8. #f5ffd1
  9. #f8ffe0
  10. #fcfff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcff66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcff66
  2. #d3f269
  3. #cae66b
  4. #c0d96e
  5. #b7cc70
  6. #aec073
  7. #a5b376
  8. #9ca678
  9. #92997b
  10. #898d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f7c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff154 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff170 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7f3df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf75c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f76c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3f8bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcff66 {
  color: #dcff66;
}
Background
.bg-dcff66 {
  background-color: #dcff66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcff66 {
  border: 2px solid #dcff66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcff66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 255 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcff66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcff66, #8fff66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcff66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 255 102 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.13 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.77 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.72 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.31 #230099 Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dcff66  rgb(220, 255, 102)  hsl(74, 100%, 70%)  Electric Lime
#8966ff  rgb(137, 102, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66dcff  rgb(102, 220, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#ff66dc  rgb(255, 102, 220)  hsl(314, 100%, 70%)  Rose Pink