Information about #DCF0C9 color

#DCF0C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCF0C9 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 240, 201) — 86.3% red, 94.1% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 15 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCF0C9 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and radiates an almost-white brightness. 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 Toksig Sandee (#DDEDC0). Slightly further away sit Blue Romance (#D8F0D2) and Green Pastel (#D3ECCA).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(220, 240, 201)), which gives #DCF0C9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. #DCF0C9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DCF0C9 color variations

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

#DCF0C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCF0C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCF0C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCF0C9 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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#DCF0C9 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 #DCF0C9

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

Toksig Sandee color link
Toksig Sandee

#DDEDC0

Blue Romance color link
Blue Romance

#D8F0D2

Green Pastel color link
Green Pastel

#D3ECCA

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Hint Of Green color link
Hint Of Green

#DFF1D6

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Zanah color link
Zanah

#DAECD6

Frostee color link
Frostee

#DBE5D2

Tea Green color link
Tea Green

#D0F0C0

Summer Fun color link
Summer Fun

#EAF7C9

Pastel Pistachio color link
Pastel Pistachio

#D0E9C0

#DCF0C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCF0C9
  • RGB220, 240, 201
  • CMYK8, 0, 15, 6
  • CSSrgb(220, 240, 201)
  • HSL91°, 57%, 86%
  • HSL Precise90.769°, 56.522%, 86.471%
  • HSV91°, 16%, 94%
  • HSB91°, 16%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.941, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.941, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.941, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDCF0C9
  • DECIMAL ID14479561
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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