Information about #DCF0AD color

#DCF0AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCF0AD falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 240, 173) — 86.3% red, 94.1% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 26 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCF0AD reads as a vivid, lively chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ice Cold Green (#D9EBAC). Slightly further away sit Gossip (#D2F8B0) and Tusk (#E3E5B1).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(220, 240, 173)), which gives #DCF0AD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. #DCF0AD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DCF0AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCF0AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCF0AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCF0AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCF0AD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCF0AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DCF0AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ice Cold Green color link
Ice Cold Green

#D9EBAC

Gossip color link
Gossip

#D2F8B0

Tusk color link
Tusk

#E3E5B1

Pale Light Grayish Lime Green color link
Pale Light Grayish Lime Green

#DCE7B8

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Medium Goldenrod color link
Medium Goldenrod

#EAEAAE

Chill Out color link
Chill Out

#E2E7BA

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Pale Light Grayish Olive color link
Pale Light Grayish Olive

#E7E7B8

Pale Light Grayish Chartreuse Green color link
Pale Light Grayish Chartreuse Green

#D0E7B8

Toksig Sandee color link
Toksig Sandee

#DDEDC0

#DCF0AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCF0AD
  • RGB220, 240, 173
  • CMYK8, 0, 26, 6
  • CSSrgb(220, 240, 173)
  • HSL78°, 69%, 81%
  • HSL Precise77.91°, 69.072%, 80.98%
  • HSV78°, 28%, 94%
  • HSB78°, 28%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.941, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.941, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.941, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCF0AD
  • DECIMAL ID14479533
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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