#DCFA79#DCFA79
#DCFA79 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.159 H 120.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCFA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 250, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 0%, 51.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.87, -28.25, 57.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.87, 64.45, 115.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.74% -0.0802 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.74% 0.159 120.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1526, 84.9675, 30.9481) |
| Luminance | 0.8497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.24
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 3.65
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.25
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.39
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 5.73
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCFA79 #9779FA
analogous
#FAD779 #DCFA79 #9CFA79
triadic
#DCFA79 #79DCFA #FA79DC
tetradic
#DCFA79 #79FAD7 #9779FA #FA799C
square
#DCFA79 #79FAD7 #9779FA #FA799C
split-complementary
#DCFA79 #799CFA #D779FA
monochromatic
#BAF009 #CDF83E #DCFA79 #EBFCB4 #F7FEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#DCFA79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#DCFA79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCFA79
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCFA79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCFA79 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEE6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6EFDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcfa79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 250, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.159 120.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9fca3',
500: '#dcfa79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcfa79; $custom-light: #e9fca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcfa79",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 250,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.953,
"s": 92.806,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93736,
"c": 0.1585,
"h": 120.4
},
"luminance": 0.84967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCFA79
secondary
#6341D7
accent
#00E635
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFFF6
border
#D6D7D0
text
#16170F
muted
#858580