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#DCF524 Color

#DCF524 is rgb(220, 245, 36) in RGB, hsl(67, 91%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 85%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dandelion (#DDF719), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF524
HEX#DCF524
RGBrgb(220, 245, 36)
HSLhsl(67, 91%, 55%)
HSVhsv(67, 85%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 85%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.206 117.1)
LABlab(92.35% -24.99 84.27)
LCHlch(92.35% 87.89 106.52)

What #DCF524 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 #DCF524, 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.

#DCF524 Channel Values

How #DCF524 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 245 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 91% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 85% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF524 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCF524 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCF524

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF524; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCF524

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 #DCF524.

How #DCF524 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#DCF524
Protanopia#F1F125
Protanomaly#E9F325
Deuteranopia#EDED2A
Deuteranomaly#E6F028
Tritanopia#EBE7E7
Tritanomaly#E5EDB9
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCF524 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf524: #DCF524;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF524;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf524': '#DCF524' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.961, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_dcf524">#DCF524</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCF524"

More Green Colors

#DCF524 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCF524 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF524?

#DCF524 is a mid-tone green — rgb(220, 245, 36) in RGB and hsl(67, 91%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dandelion (#DDF719), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.39.

What is the RGB value of #DCF524?

#DCF524 is rgb(220, 245, 36) — red 220, green 245, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF524?

#DCF524 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 85%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF524 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF524 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF524 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF524 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.01, which is visibly different.

Open #DCF524 in a Tool

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