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#DCFF8A closest to Nuclear Acid

#DCFF8A is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Nuclear Acid. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 100.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(220, 255, 138)). Its HSL value is 78° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #DCFF8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.71:1.

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Variations of #DCFF8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCFF8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCFF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCFF8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF290
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF380
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF685
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF290
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAF68E
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4F5E4
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEFBBA
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F2F2F2
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDF5DE

#DCFF8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.12:1 Very poor#DCFF8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.71:1 Super#DCFF8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCFF8A in CSS

/* Nuclear Acid */
.color { color: #DCFF8A; }
.background { background-color: #DCFF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCFF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 255 138);
color: hsl(78 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.950 0.149 122.9);

#DCFF8A FAQ

What color is #DCFF8A?

#DCFF8A is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Nuclear Acid. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCFF8A?

#DCFF8A is rgb(220, 255, 138) in RGB, hsl(78, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCFF8A?

The complementary color of #DCFF8A is #AD8AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCFF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCFF8A: 18.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCFF8A a warm or cool color?

#DCFF8A is a cool color.