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#DAEC8A

#daec8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#daec8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 92.55% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 71.02°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7673

Complementary

  1. #daec8a
  2. #9c8aec

Split complementary

  1. #daec8a
  2. #8aa9ec
  3. #cd8aec

Analogous

  1. #eccd8a
  2. #daec8a
  3. #a9ec8a

Triadic

  1. #daec8a
  2. #8adaec
  3. #ec8ada

Tetradic

  1. #daec8a
  2. #8aec9c
  3. #9c8aec
  4. #ec8ada

Square

  1. #daec8a
  2. #8aeccd
  3. #9c8aec
  4. #ec8aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #a1be1f
  2. #c5e148
  3. #daec8a
  4. #eff7cc
  5. #f9fced

Shades

#daec8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daec8a
  2. #c4d47c
  3. #aebd6e
  4. #99a561
  5. #838e53
  6. #6d7645
  7. #575e37
  8. #414729
  9. #2c2f1c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#daec8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daec8a
  2. #deee96
  3. #e1f0a1
  4. #e5f2ad
  5. #e9f4b9
  6. #edf6c5
  7. #f0f7d0
  8. #f4f9dc
  9. #f8fbe8
  10. #fbfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daec8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daec8a
  2. #d1e189
  3. #c8d688
  4. #bfcc87
  5. #b6c186
  6. #adb685
  7. #a4ab84
  8. #9ba083
  9. #929682
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e48f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3e2d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede685 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe78d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daec8a {
  color: #daec8a;
}
Background
.bg-daec8a {
  background-color: #daec8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daec8a {
  border: 2px solid #daec8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daec8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 236 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daec8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daec8a, #a9ec8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daec8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 236 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.13 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.57 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.03 #251375 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#daec8a  rgb(218, 236, 138)  hsl(71, 72%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#9c8aec  rgb(156, 138, 236)  hsl(251, 72%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#8adaec  rgb(138, 218, 236)  hsl(191, 72%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ec8ada  rgb(236, 138, 218)  hsl(311, 72%, 73%)  Violet