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#DFEF8A

#dfef8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfef8a 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, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 69.5°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 16.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.7926

Complementary

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #9a8aef

Split complementary

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #8aadef
  3. #cc8aef

Analogous

  1. #efcc8a
  2. #dfef8a
  3. #adef8a

Triadic

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #8adfef
  3. #ef8adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #8aef9a
  3. #9a8aef
  4. #ef8adf

Square

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #8aefcc
  3. #9a8aef
  4. #ef8aad

Monochromatic

  1. #aac51b
  2. #cde647
  3. #dfef8a
  4. #f1f8cd
  5. #fafded

Shades

#dfef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #c9d77c
  3. #b2bf6e
  4. #9ca761
  5. #868f53
  6. #707845
  7. #596037
  8. #434829
  9. #2d301c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #e2f196
  3. #e5f2a1
  4. #e9f4ad
  5. #ecf5b9
  6. #eff7c5
  7. #f2f9d0
  8. #f5fadc
  9. #f9fce8
  10. #fcfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfef8a
  2. #d6e489
  3. #ccd988
  4. #c3ce87
  5. #b9c386
  6. #b0b885
  7. #a6ac84
  8. #9da183
  9. #939682
  10. #8a8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3eac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe682 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae78f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e5d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e985 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0ea8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5e9bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfef8a {
  color: #dfef8a;
}
Background
.bg-dfef8a {
  background-color: #dfef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfef8a {
  border: 2px solid #dfef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfef8a, #adef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.92 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.29 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.61 #201075 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dfef8a  rgb(223, 239, 138)  hsl(70, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#9a8aef  rgb(154, 138, 239)  hsl(250, 76%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8adfef  rgb(138, 223, 239)  hsl(190, 76%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ef8adf  rgb(239, 138, 223)  hsl(310, 76%, 74%)  Violet