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#DCE68E Color

#DCE68E is rgb(220, 230, 142) in RGB, hsl(67, 64%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCE68E
HEX#DCE68E
RGBrgb(220, 230, 142)
HSLhsl(67, 64%, 73%)
HSVhsv(67, 38%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.112 114)
LABlab(89.06% -13.20 41.64)
LCHlch(89.06% 43.68 107.58)

What #DCE68E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCE68E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DCE68E Channel Values

How #DCE68E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 230 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 64% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 38% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCE68E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DCE68E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCE68E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DCE68E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCE68E.

How #DCE68E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCE68E
Protanopia#E4E48E
Protanomaly#E1E58E
Deuteranopia#E3E38F
Deuteranomaly#E0E48E
Tritanopia#E5DDDD
Tritanomaly#E1E1C3
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCE68E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dce68e: #DCE68E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCE68E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dce68e': '#DCE68E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.902, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_dce68e">#DCE68E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCE68E"

More Green Colors

#DCE68E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCE68E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCE68E?

#DCE68E is a light green — rgb(220, 230, 142) in RGB and hsl(67, 64%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #DCE68E?

#DCE68E is rgb(220, 230, 142) — red 220, green 230, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCE68E?

#DCE68E converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCE68E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCE68E scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCE68E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCE68E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 8.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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