#DCFA8E Color

#DCFA8E is rgb(220, 250, 142) in RGB, hsl(77, 92%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 43%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFA8E

HEX#DCFA8E

RGBrgb(220, 250, 142)

HSLhsl(77, 92%, 77%)

HSVhsv(77, 43%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 43%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(94% 0.138 121.8)

LABlab(94.35% -22.27 48.16)

LCHlch(94.35% 53.06 114.81)

What #DCFA8E 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 #DCFA8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 4.1 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 7.12 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.58 Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 12.23 Canary#FFFF99ΔE 12.47 Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 13.13

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

#DCFA8E Channel Values

How #DCFA8E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 250 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 77° · S 92% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 77° · S 43% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.16:1 vs white · 18.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFA8E 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCFA8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCFA8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCFA8E; 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 #DCFA8E

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 #DCFA8E.

How #DCFA8E 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#DCFA8E

Protanopia#F5F58E

Protanomaly#ECF78E

Deuteranopia#F1F190

Deuteranomaly#E9F48F

Tritanopia#E8F0F0

Tritanomaly#E3F4D0

Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFA8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcfa8e: #DCFA8E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFA8E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcfa8e': '#DCFA8E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.980, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_dcfa8e">#DCFA8E</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCFA8E"

More Green Colors

#DCFA8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#DCFA8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFA8E?

#DCFA8E is a light green — rgb(220, 250, 142) in RGB and hsl(77, 92%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #DCFA8E?

#DCFA8E is rgb(220, 250, 142) — red 220, green 250, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFA8E?

#DCFA8E converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 43%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFA8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFA8E scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFA8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFA8E 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 17.37, which is visibly different.

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