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#DDFF00 Lime Zest

#DDFF00 is a very light, vivid green named Lime Zest. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(221, 255, 0)). Its HSL value is 68° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #DDFF00 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.38:1.

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Variations of #DDFF00

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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#DDFF00 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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#DDFF00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDFF00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF034
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF000
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF400
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF034
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF526
  • Tritanopia 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBF0D9
  • Tritanomaly 80% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1F999
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F0F0F0
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBF4D3

#DDFF00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.14:1 Very poor#DDFF00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.38:1 Super#DDFF00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDFF00 in CSS

/* Lime Zest */
.color { color: #DDFF00; }
.background { background-color: #DDFF00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDFF00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 255 0);
color: hsl(68 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.222 119.0);

#DDFF00 FAQ

What color is #DDFF00?

#DDFF00 is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Lime Zest. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DDFF00?

#DDFF00 is rgb(221, 255, 0) in RGB, hsl(68, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDFF00?

The complementary color of #DDFF00 is #2200FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDFF00?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDFF00: 18.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDFF00 a warm or cool color?

#DDFF00 is a cool color.