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#DFEC4E

#dfec4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfec4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 64.94°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.7623

Complementary

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #5b4eec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #4e90ec
  3. #aa4eec

Analogous

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #dfec4e
  3. #90ec4e

Triadic

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #4edfec
  3. #ec4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #4eec5b
  3. #5b4eec
  4. #ec4edf

Square

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #4eecaa
  3. #5b4eec
  4. #ec4e90

Monochromatic

  1. #879110
  2. #c7d617
  3. #dfec4e
  4. #ebf393
  5. #f8fbd8

Shades

#dfec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #c9d446
  3. #b2bd3e
  4. #9ca537
  5. #868e2f
  6. #707627
  7. #595e1f
  8. #434717
  9. #2d2f10
  10. #161808
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #e2ee60
  3. #e5f071
  4. #e9f283
  5. #ecf495
  6. #eff6a7
  7. #f2f7b8
  8. #f5f9ca
  9. #f9fbdc
  10. #fcfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec4e
  2. #d6e153
  3. #ccd658
  4. #c3cc5d
  5. #b9c162
  6. #b0b667
  7. #a6ab6c
  8. #9da071
  9. #939676
  10. #8a8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde136 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eddecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e755 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec4e {
  color: #dfec4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfec4e {
  background-color: #dfec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec4e, #90ec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.80 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.90 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.22 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.64 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.48 #2013b1 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pear
#dfec4e  rgb(223, 236, 78)  hsl(65, 81%, 62%)  Pear
#5b4eec  rgb(91, 78, 236)  hsl(245, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edfec  rgb(78, 223, 236)  hsl(185, 81%, 62%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec4edf  rgb(236, 78, 223)  hsl(305, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia