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#DAEE8A

#daee8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#daee8a 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, 93.33% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 74.63% saturation and 73.73% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7789

Complementary

  1. #daee8a
  2. #9e8aee

Split complementary

  1. #daee8a
  2. #8aa8ee
  3. #d08aee

Analogous

  1. #eed08a
  2. #daee8a
  3. #a8ee8a

Triadic

  1. #daee8a
  2. #8adaee
  3. #ee8ada

Tetradic

  1. #daee8a
  2. #8aee9e
  3. #9e8aee
  4. #ee8ada

Square

  1. #daee8a
  2. #8aeed0
  3. #9e8aee
  4. #ee8aa8

Monochromatic

  1. #a1c31c
  2. #c5e447
  3. #daee8a
  4. #eff8cd
  5. #f9fced

Shades

#daee8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daee8a
  2. #c4d67c
  3. #aebe6e
  4. #99a761
  5. #838f53
  6. #6d7745
  7. #575f37
  8. #414729
  9. #2c301c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#daee8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daee8a
  2. #def096
  3. #e1f1a1
  4. #e5f3ad
  5. #e9f5b9
  6. #edf7c5
  7. #f0f8d0
  8. #f4fadc
  9. #f8fce8
  10. #fbfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daee8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daee8a
  2. #d1e389
  3. #c8d888
  4. #bfcd87
  5. #b6c286
  6. #adb785
  7. #a4ac84
  8. #9ba183
  9. #929682
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae482 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e58f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3e4d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ece98d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e8bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daee8a {
  color: #daee8a;
}
Background
.bg-daee8a {
  background-color: #daee8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daee8a {
  border: 2px solid #daee8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daee8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 238 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 75% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daee8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daee8a, #a8ee8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daee8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 238 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.61 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.04 #251175 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#daee8a  rgb(218, 238, 138)  hsl(72, 75%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#9e8aee  rgb(158, 138, 238)  hsl(252, 75%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8adaee  rgb(138, 218, 238)  hsl(192, 75%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ee8ada  rgb(238, 138, 218)  hsl(312, 75%, 74%)  Violet