HEX atlas value

#DCFAA8

#DCFAA8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 250, 168, HSL 82, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.8641, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#DCFAA8 Sample readable text

HEX #DCFAA8

RGB rgb(220, 250, 168)

HSL hsl(82 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.8641

Contrast Black 18.28:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-dcfaa8: #DCFAA8;
.background-dcfaa8 { background-color: #DCFAA8; }
.text-dcfaa8 { color: #DCFAA8; }

Luminance0.8641

Black text18.28:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DCFAA8","rgb":[220,250,168],"hsl":[82,89,82],"cmyk":[12,0,33,2],"luminance":0.8641,"contrast":{"black":18.28,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDFFA3","hex":"#DDFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.91,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcfaa8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6A8FA","analogous":["#FAEFA8","#B3FAA8"],"triadic":["#A8DCFA","#FAA8DC"],"tetradic":["#A8FAEF","#C6A8FA","#FAA8B3"],"splitComplementary":["#A8B3FA","#EFA8FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCFAA8","#B9F551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9F551","saturated":"#DDFFA3","desaturated":"#D9F0B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#ECFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":25.534290669607408},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":36.138621999185304},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":37.70941526992961},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":38.535697735995385}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCFAA8

#DCFAA8 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #DCFAA8 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 220, 250, and 168, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 89% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8641, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.28:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCFAA8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

#DDFFA3#000000 text · best 18.91:1#DDFFA3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#DCFAA8#DCFAA8

#C6A8FA#C6A8FA

#FAEFA8#FAEFA8

#B3FAA8#B3FAA8

White#FFFFFF

#B9F551#B9F551

Color Harmonies

#C6A8FA#C6A8FA

#FAEFA8#FAEFA8

#B3FAA8#B3FAA8

#A8DCFA#A8DCFA

#FAA8DC#FAA8DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9F551#B9F551

#DDFFA3#DDFFA3

#D9F0B2#D9F0B2

White#FFFFFF

#ECFFCC#ECFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

#DCFAA8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCFAA8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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