Information about #DCF0CD color

#DCF0CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCF0CD falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 240, 205) — 86.3% red, 94.1% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 14 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCF0CD reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Romance (#D8F0D2). Slightly further away sit Hint Of Green (#DFF1D6) and Zanah (#DAECD6).

The recipe behind #DCF0CD is rgb(220, 240, 205), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 17.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. #DCF0CD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DCF0CD color variations

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

#DCF0CD 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCF0CD

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

Blue Romance color link
Blue Romance

#D8F0D2

Zanah color link
Zanah

#DAECD6

Green Pastel color link
Green Pastel

#D3ECCA

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Frostee color link
Frostee

#DBE5D2

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Tara color link
Tara

#DEF1DD

Summer Fun color link
Summer Fun

#EAF7C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCF0CD
  • RGB220, 240, 205
  • CMYK8, 0, 14, 6
  • CSSrgb(220, 240, 205)
  • HSL94°, 54%, 87%
  • HSL Precise94.286°, 53.846%, 87.255%
  • HSV94°, 15%, 94%
  • HSB94°, 15%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.941, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.941, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.941, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDCF0CD
  • DECIMAL ID14479565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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