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#DCEF6B Color

#DCEF6B is rgb(220, 239, 107) in RGB, hsl(69, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCEF6B
HEX#DCEF6B
RGBrgb(220, 239, 107)
HSLhsl(69, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(69, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.158 116.5)
LABlab(91.10% -19.74 60.21)
LCHlch(91.10% 63.36 108.16)

What #DCEF6B 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 #DCEF6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 7.84Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 8.51June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.01Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 9.53Butter#FFFD74ΔE 10.94Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.85

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

#DCEF6B Channel Values

How #DCEF6B 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 239 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCEF6B 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCEF6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCEF6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCEF6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCEF6B
Complementary
#806CEF
Analogous
#EFC16C
Analogous
#9AEF6C
Triadic
#6CDBEF
Triadic
#EF6CDB
Split comp.
#6C9AEF
Split comp.
#C16CEF

Tints & Shades of #DCEF6B

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

#E0F17E
#E5F395
#EAF5A8
#EEF7BA
#F3F9CD
#F8FCE3

Shades

#D1EA43
#C7E619
#A3BC15
#7B8E10
#58650B
#343C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCEF6B.

How #DCEF6B 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#DCEF6B
Protanopia#ECEC6B
Protanomaly#E6ED6B
Deuteranopia#E9E96C
Deuteranomaly#E4EB6C
Tritanopia#E8E4E4
Tritanomaly#E3E8BF
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCEF6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcef6b: #DCEF6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCEF6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcef6b': '#DCEF6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.937, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_dcef6b">#DCEF6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCEF6B"

More Green Colors

#DCEF6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCEF6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCEF6B?

#DCEF6B is a light green — rgb(220, 239, 107) in RGB and hsl(69, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #DCEF6B?

#DCEF6B is rgb(220, 239, 107) — red 220, green 239, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCEF6B?

#DCEF6B converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCEF6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCEF6B scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCEF6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCEF6B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 20.32, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.