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#DCF080

#dcf080 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcf080 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 94.12% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 70.71°, with 78.87% saturation and 72.16% 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 16.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7909

Complementary

  1. #dcf080
  2. #9480f0

Split complementary

  1. #dcf080
  2. #80a4f0
  3. #cc80f0

Analogous

  1. #f0cc80
  2. #dcf080
  3. #a4f080

Triadic

  1. #dcf080
  2. #80dcf0
  3. #f080dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf080
  2. #80f094
  3. #9480f0
  4. #f080dc

Square

  1. #dcf080
  2. #80f0cc
  3. #9480f0
  4. #f080a4

Monochromatic

  1. #a2c017
  2. #c9e83c
  3. #dcf080
  4. #eff8c4
  5. #fafded

Shades

#dcf080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf080
  2. #c6d873
  3. #b0c066
  4. #9aa85a
  5. #84904d
  6. #6e7840
  7. #586033
  8. #424826
  9. #2c301a
  10. #16180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf080
  2. #e0f28d
  3. #e3f399
  4. #e7f5a6
  5. #eaf6b3
  6. #eef8c0
  7. #f1f9cc
  8. #f5fbd9
  9. #f8fce6
  10. #fcfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf080
  2. #d3e580
  3. #cada80
  4. #c0ce80
  5. #b7c380
  6. #aeb880
  7. #a5ad80
  8. #9ca280
  9. #929680
  10. #898b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2eac5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde676 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe786 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6e5d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ea7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efea84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2eaba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf080 {
  color: #dcf080;
}
Background
.bg-dcf080 {
  background-color: #dcf080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf080 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 240 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 79% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf080, #a4f080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 240 128 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.13 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.62 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.37 #230f7f Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf080  rgb(220, 240, 128)  hsl(71, 79%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow
#9480f0  rgb(148, 128, 240)  hsl(251, 79%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#80dcf0  rgb(128, 220, 240)  hsl(191, 79%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f080dc  rgb(240, 128, 220)  hsl(311, 79%, 72%)  Violet