Chartreuse (traditional) (#DFFF00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.14:1 — vs black: 18.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #DFFF00
  • RGB rgb(223, 255, 0)
  • HSL hsl(67, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 12.55, 0, 100, 0 )
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DFFF00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
#2000FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
Orange Peel
#FF9F00
#60FF00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
#00DFFF
#FF00DF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
#0060FF
Vivid Violet
#9F00FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
#00FF9F
#2000FF
#FF0060
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chartreuse (traditional)
#DFFF00 Base
#596600
#9CB300
#BBD600
#E4FF29
#E9FF4D
#F2FF99
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chartreuse (traditional), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #161A00
— #3E4700
— #677500
— #8FA300
— #B7D100
Chartreuse (traditional) #DFFF00 Base
— #E5FF2E
— #EBFF5C
— #F0FF8A
— #F6FFB8
— #FCFFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DFFF00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DFFF00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DFFF00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DFFF00;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DFFF00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DFFF00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$chartreuse-(traditional): #DFFF00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chartreuse-(traditional)-r: 223;
$chartreuse-(traditional)-g: 255;
$chartreuse-(traditional)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chartreuse-(traditional);
    color: rgba($chartreuse-(traditional)-r, $chartreuse-(traditional)-g, $chartreuse-(traditional)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Chartreuse (traditional) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DFFF00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F6F611 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #FCFC00 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F0F0F0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F0F0F0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chartreuse (traditional) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chartreuse (traditional) #DFFF00 Base
Lemon Lime #E3FF00 ΔE 0.72
Fluorescent Yellow #CCFF00 ΔE 3.20
Lime #BFFF00 ΔE 5.18
Lemon Glacier #FDFF00 ΔE 5.72

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.