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#DCFFA4 Color

#DCFFA4 is rgb(220, 255, 164) in RGB, hsl(83, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFFA4
HEX#DCFFA4
RGBrgb(220, 255, 164)
HSLhsl(83, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(83, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.4% 0.121 125.7)
LABlab(95.94% -22.61 39.62)
LCHlch(95.94% 45.62 119.71)

What #DCFFA4 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 #DCFFA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.74Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.09Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 11.77Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.14Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.67Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 14.26

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

#DCFFA4 Channel Values

How #DCFFA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFFA4 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCFFA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCFFA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCFFA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCFFA4
Complementary
#C6A3FF
Analogous
#FFF4A3
Analogous
#AEFFA3
Triadic
#A3DCFF
Triadic
#FFA3DC
Split comp.
#A3AEFF
Split comp.
#F4A3FF

Tints & Shades of #DCFFA4

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

#E0FFAD
#E6FFBD
#E9FFC7
#EDFFD1
#F1FFDB
#F7FFEB

Shades

#C6FF6B
#B1FF33
#9AFA00
#74BD00
#528500
#2F4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCFFA4.

How #DCFFA4 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#DCFFA4
Protanopia#F9F9A4
Protanomaly#EEFCA4
Deuteranopia#F4F4A6
Deuteranomaly#EBF9A5
Tritanopia#E7F6F6
Tritanomaly#E2FADA
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFFA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcffa4: #DCFFA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFFA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcffa4': '#DCFFA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 1.000, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_dcffa4">#DCFFA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCFFA4"

More Green Colors

#DCFFA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#DCFFA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFFA4?

#DCFFA4 is a lightest green — rgb(220, 255, 164) in RGB and hsl(83, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #DCFFA4?

#DCFFA4 is rgb(220, 255, 164) — red 220, green 255, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFFA4?

#DCFFA4 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFFA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFFA4 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFFA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFFA4 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 18.61, which is visibly different.

Open #DCFFA4 in a Tool

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