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#DFEC79

#dfec79 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfec79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 66.78°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 16.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.7706

Complementary

  1. #dfec79
  2. #8679ec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec79
  2. #79a6ec
  3. #bf79ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbf79
  2. #dfec79
  3. #a6ec79

Triadic

  1. #dfec79
  2. #79dfec
  3. #ec79df

Tetradic

  1. #dfec79
  2. #79ec86
  3. #8679ec
  4. #ec79df

Square

  1. #dfec79
  2. #79ecbf
  3. #8679ec
  4. #ec79a6

Monochromatic

  1. #a1b319
  2. #cfe236
  3. #dfec79
  4. #eff5bc
  5. #fbfced

Shades

#dfec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec79
  2. #c9d46d
  3. #b2bd61
  4. #9ca555
  5. #868e49
  6. #70763d
  7. #595e30
  8. #434724
  9. #2d2f18
  10. #16180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec79
  2. #e2ee86
  3. #e5f094
  4. #e9f2a1
  5. #ecf4af
  6. #eff6bc
  7. #f2f7c9
  8. #f5f9d7
  9. #f9fbe4
  10. #fcfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec79
  2. #d6e17a
  3. #ccd67a
  4. #c3cc7b
  5. #b9c17c
  6. #b0b67d
  7. #a6ab7d
  8. #9da07e
  9. #93967f
  10. #8a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e7c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae26f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e57f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebe1d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0e673 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe87d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6e5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec79 {
  color: #dfec79;
}
Background
.bg-dfec79 {
  background-color: #dfec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec79 {
  border: 2px solid #dfec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec79, #a6ec79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.95 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.69 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.03 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.04 #201386 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dfec79  rgb(223, 236, 121)  hsl(67, 75%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#8679ec  rgb(134, 121, 236)  hsl(247, 75%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#79dfec  rgb(121, 223, 236)  hsl(187, 75%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#ec79df  rgb(236, 121, 223)  hsl(307, 75%, 70%)  Violet