Information about #DCEF85 color

#DCEF85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCEF85 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 239, 133) — 86.3% red, 93.7% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 42 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCEF85 reads as a vivid, lively yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Apple Green (#DCE78B). Slightly further away sit Warm Green (#D4E687) and Mindaro (#E3F988).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 239, 133) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCEF85: 16.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. No one has named #DCEF85 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DCEF85 color variations

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

#DCEF85 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 #DCEF85

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

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Mindaro color link
Mindaro

#E3F988

Key Lime color link
Key Lime

#E8F48C

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Manz color link
Manz

#EEEF78

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCEF85
  • RGB220, 239, 133
  • CMYK7, 0, 42, 6
  • CSSrgb(220, 239, 133)
  • HSL71°, 77%, 73%
  • HSL Precise70.755°, 76.812%, 72.941%
  • HSV71°, 44%, 94%
  • HSB71°, 44%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.937, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.937, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.937, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCEF85
  • DECIMAL ID14479237
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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