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#DCFF8A Color

#DCFF8A is rgb(220, 255, 138) in RGB, hsl(78, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFF8A
HEX#DCFF8A
RGBrgb(220, 255, 138)
HSLhsl(78, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(78, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.149 122.9)
LABlab(95.64% -24.78 51.59)
LCHlch(95.64% 57.23 115.66)

What #DCFF8A 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 #DCFF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 5.26Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 10.29Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.14Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 14.6June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.78Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 14.81

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

#DCFF8A Channel Values

How #DCFF8A 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 255 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFF8A 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCFF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCFF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCFF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCFF8A
Complementary
#AD8AFF
Analogous
#FFE88A
Analogous
#A1FF8A
Triadic
#8ADCFF
Triadic
#FF8ADC
Split comp.
#8AA1FF
Split comp.
#E88AFF

Tints & Shades of #DCFF8A

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

#E0FF99
#E5FFA8
#EAFFB8
#EEFFC7
#F3FFD6
#F7FFE5

Shades

#CDFF57
#BCFF1F
#A4EB00
#7DB300
#598000
#324700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCFF8A.

How #DCFF8A 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#DCFF8A
Protanopia#F9F98A
Protanomaly#EEFC8A
Deuteranopia#F4F48C
Deuteranomaly#EBF98B
Tritanopia#E8F4F4
Tritanomaly#E4F9D2
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcff8a: #DCFF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcff8a': '#DCFF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 1.000, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_dcff8a">#DCFF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCFF8A"

More Green Colors

#DCFF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCFF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFF8A?

#DCFF8A is a light green — rgb(220, 255, 138) in RGB and hsl(78, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #DCFF8A?

#DCFF8A is rgb(220, 255, 138) — red 220, green 255, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFF8A?

#DCFF8A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFF8A scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFF8A 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 20.89, 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.