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#DFFC8A

#dffc8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dffc8a 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, 98.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.24% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 75.26°, with 95% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8714

Complementary

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #a78afc

Split complementary

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #8aa6fc
  3. #e08afc

Analogous

  1. #fce08a
  2. #dffc8a
  3. #a6fc8a

Triadic

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #8adffc
  3. #fc8adf

Tetradic

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #8afca7
  3. #a78afc
  4. #fc8adf

Square

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #8afce0
  3. #a78afc
  4. #fc8aa6

Monochromatic

  1. #aee706
  2. #cbfa3f
  3. #dffc8a
  4. #f3fed5
  5. #fafeeb

Shades

#dffc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #c9e37c
  3. #b2ca6e
  4. #9cb061
  5. #869753
  6. #707e45
  7. #596537
  8. #434c29
  9. #2d321c
  10. #16190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dffc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #e2fc96
  3. #e5fda1
  4. #e9fdad
  5. #ecfdb9
  6. #effec5
  7. #f2fed0
  8. #f5fedc
  9. #f9fee8
  10. #fcfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dffc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dffc8a
  2. #d6f089
  3. #cce388
  4. #c3d787
  5. #b9ca86
  6. #b0be85
  7. #a6b284
  8. #9da583
  9. #939982
  10. #8a8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f5cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff080 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8f2e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6f58e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f6c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dffc8a {
  color: #dffc8a;
}
Background
.bg-dffc8a {
  background-color: #dffc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dffc8a {
  border: 2px solid #dffc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dffc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 252 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 95% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dffc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dffc8a, #a6fc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dffc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 252 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.43 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.04 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.73 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.47 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.52 #200375 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dffc8a  rgb(223, 252, 138)  hsl(75, 95%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#a78afc  rgb(167, 138, 252)  hsl(255, 95%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#8adffc  rgb(138, 223, 252)  hsl(195, 95%, 76%)  Sky Blue
#fc8adf  rgb(252, 138, 223)  hsl(315, 95%, 76%)  Violet