#DCF8A1#DCF8A1
#DCF8A1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.849; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.115 H 123.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCF8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 248, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 86%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 35%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 0%, 35.1%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.85, -23.00, 38.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.85, 45.15, 120.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.89% -0.0627 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.89% 0.115 123.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5152, 84.9235, 46.4409) |
| Luminance | 0.8492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.56
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 5.55
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.59
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.79
Light Light Green
#C8FFB0
ΔE00 5.81
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCF8A1 #BDA1F8
analogous
#F8E8A1 #DCF8A1 #B1F8A1
triadic
#DCF8A1 #A1DCF8 #F8A1DC
tetradic
#DCF8A1 #A1F8E8 #BDA1F8 #F8A1B1
square
#DCF8A1 #A1F8E8 #BDA1F8 #F8A1B1
split-complementary
#DCF8A1 #A1B1F8 #E8A1F8
monochromatic
#B2F02F #C7F468 #DCF8A1 #F1FCDA #F4FDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#DCF8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.98
#DCF8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCF8A1
17.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCF8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCF8A1 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.98 | 17.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEE9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEDA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2F0E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcf8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 248, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.115 123.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8fabd',
500: '#dcf8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcf8a1; $custom-light: #e8fabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcf8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 248,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.31,
"s": 86.139,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93888,
"c": 0.11473,
"h": 123.1
},
"luminance": 0.84924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCF8A1
secondary
#8A64D9
accent
#03E34B
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFFF8
border
#D5D7D1
text
#161712
muted
#848582