#DCF0AE#DCF0AE
#DCF0AE is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.806; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.088 H 121.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCF0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 240, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 69%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 28%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 27.5%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.95, -17.42, 29.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.95, 34.52, 120.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.44% -0.0465 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.44% 0.088 121.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3146, 80.5918, 51.9930) |
| Luminance | 0.8059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.69
Very Pale Green
#CFFDBC
ΔE00 5.82
Very Light Green
#D1FFBD
ΔE00 5.89
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 6.35
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.49
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCF0AE #C2AEF0
analogous
#F0E3AE #DCF0AE #BBF0AE
triadic
#DCF0AE #AEDCF0 #F0AEDC
tetradic
#DCF0AE #AEF0E3 #C2AEF0 #F0AEBB
square
#DCF0AE #AEF0E3 #C2AEF0 #F0AEBB
split-complementary
#DCF0AE #AEBBF0 #E3AEF0
monochromatic
#AFDD47 #C6E67A #DCF0AE #F2FAE2 #F4FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#DCF0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.12
#DCF0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCF0AE
17.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCF0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCF0AE | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.12 | 17.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E8B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1E9DF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcf0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 240, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.088 121.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7f5c6',
500: '#dcf0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcf0ae; $custom-light: #e7f5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcf0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 240,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.182,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92441,
"c": 0.08827,
"h": 121.8
},
"luminance": 0.80592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCF0AE
secondary
#8F74CE
accent
#15D14E
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FCFEF9
border
#D5D6D2
text
#161713
muted
#848582