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#D5EF9A

#d5ef9a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d5ef9a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 93.73% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.56% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.35°, with 72.65% saturation and 77.06% 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 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 8.14.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7821

Complementary

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #b49aef

Split complementary

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #9aabef
  3. #de9aef

Analogous

  1. #efde9a
  2. #d5ef9a
  3. #abef9a

Triadic

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #9ad5ef
  3. #ef9ad5

Tetradic

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #9aefb4
  3. #b49aef
  4. #ef9ad5

Square

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #9aefde
  3. #b49aef
  4. #ef9aab

Monochromatic

  1. #9acf21
  2. #bae558
  3. #d5ef9a
  4. #f0f9dc
  5. #f8fced

Shades

#d5ef9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #c0d78b
  3. #aabf7b
  4. #95a76c
  5. #808f5c
  6. #6b784d
  7. #55603e
  8. #40482e
  9. #2b301f
  10. #15180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5ef9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #d9f1a4
  3. #ddf2ae
  4. #e2f4b8
  5. #e6f5c2
  6. #eaf7cd
  7. #eef9d7
  8. #f2fae1
  9. #f7fceb
  10. #fbfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5ef9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5ef9a
  2. #cde497
  3. #c4d995
  4. #bcce92
  5. #b3c390
  6. #abb88d
  7. #a2ac8a
  8. #9aa188
  9. #919685
  10. #898b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e594 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e59e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbe7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe996 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e99c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9eac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5ef9a {
  color: #d5ef9a;
}
Background
.bg-d5ef9a {
  background-color: #d5ef9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5ef9a {
  border: 2px solid #d5ef9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5ef9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 239 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 73% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5ef9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5ef9a, #abef9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5ef9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 239 154 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 8.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.50 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.54 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.85 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.12 #2a1065 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#d5ef9a  rgb(213, 239, 154)  hsl(78, 73%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#b49aef  rgb(180, 154, 239)  hsl(258, 73%, 77%)  Wisteria
#9ad5ef  rgb(154, 213, 239)  hsl(198, 73%, 77%)  Sky Blue
#ef9ad5  rgb(239, 154, 213)  hsl(318, 73%, 77%)  Plum