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#ddffc0

a pale, electric green · neutral · closest name: Light Goldenrod Yellow

RGB
221, 255, 192
HSL
92°, 100%, 88%
CMYK
13, 0, 25, 0
Luminance
0.9070

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ddffc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ddffc0
Hue
92°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9070
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.14:1
Closest name
Light Goldenrod Yellow
ΔE2000 9.7
Where it sits
Hue92° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ddffc0
RGBrgb(221, 255, 192)
HSLhsl(92, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 0%)
LABlab(96.3 -21.8 26.6)
LCHlch(96.3 34.4 129.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.960 0.089 131.0)
Decimal14548928
Display P3color(display-p3 0.867 1.000 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddffc0;
background-color: #ddffc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddffc0] bg-[#ddffc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddffc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 1.000, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddffc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDDFFC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 255, 221)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ddffc0 · 19.14:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ddffc0 as text scores 1.10:1 on white and 19.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddffc0 on white: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddffc0 on black: 19.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF6BC
deuteranopia · #FFF3C3
tritanopia · #DFFAEE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ddffc0 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FEF1
#EFFCE3
#ddffc0
#C2FF8F
#A4FF57
#86FF1F
#71F500
#5ECC00
#4BA300
#397605
#234903
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F7FEF1Darkest = 950 · #234903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FEF1;
  --brand-100: #EFFCE3;
  --brand-200: #ddffc0;
  --brand-300: #C2FF8F;
  --brand-400: #A4FF57;
  --brand-500: #86FF1F;
  --brand-600: #71F500;
  --brand-700: #5ECC00;
  --brand-800: #4BA300;
  --brand-900: #397605;
  --brand-950: #234903;
  --brand: #ddffc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ddffc0

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#709B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A00CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3B8000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ddffc0

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#E2C0FF
Analogous left#FCFFC0
Analogous right#C0FFC2
Split-complement 1#C2C0FF
Split-complement 2#FFC0FC
Triadic 1#C0DDFF
Triadic 2#FFC0DD
Tetradic#C0FCFF

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green100.0%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow24.7%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ddffc0 text on a black background

contrast 19.14:1

Card sample

#ddffc0 text on a white background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddffc0;
Background color
Panel with #ddffc0 background
background-color: #ddffc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddffc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 255, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 255, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddffc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddffc0, #C0FFCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddffc0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ddffc0 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ddffc0, answered

What color is #ddffc0?

#ddffc0 is a pale electric green, closest to Light Goldenrod Yellow (ΔE2000 9.7). It sits at 92° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ddffc0?

rgb(221, 255, 192) — 221 red, 255 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 86.7% / 100% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #ddffc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9070 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ddffc0?

Black. It scores 19.14:1 against #ddffc0, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ddffc0?

#E2C0FF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2C0FF and #FFC0FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ddffc0?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D4EDC0 for borders, #709B4B for secondary text, #3A00CC as an accent and #3B8000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCFFC0 and #C0FFC2 stays calm, while #E2C0FF is the loudest partner.

What is #ddffc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ddffc0 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F4FFC0; nudged cooler, #C6FFC0.

Work with #ddffc0 in the Color Lab