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#DAF940

#daf940 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#daf940 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 97.65% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.3% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 70.05°, with 93.91% saturation and 61.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8303

Complementary

  1. #daf940
  2. #5f40f9

Split complementary

  1. #daf940
  2. #407ef9
  3. #bb40f9

Analogous

  1. #f9bb40
  2. #daf940
  3. #7ef940

Triadic

  1. #daf940
  2. #40daf9
  3. #f940da

Tetradic

  1. #daf940
  2. #40f95f
  3. #5f40f9
  4. #f940da

Square

  1. #daf940
  2. #40f9bb
  3. #5f40f9
  4. #f9407e

Monochromatic

  1. #829b05
  2. #c0e507
  3. #daf940
  4. #e8fb8a
  5. #f7fed4

Shades

#daf940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daf940
  2. #c4e03a
  3. #aec733
  4. #99ae2d
  5. #839526
  6. #6d7d20
  7. #57641a
  8. #414b13
  9. #2c320d
  10. #161906
  11. #000000

Tints

#daf940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daf940
  2. #defa53
  3. #e1fa66
  4. #e5fb79
  5. #e9fb8c
  6. #edfca0
  7. #f0fdb3
  8. #f4fdc6
  9. #f8fed9
  10. #fbfeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daf940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daf940
  2. #d1ed46
  3. #c8e14d
  4. #bfd553
  5. #b6c95a
  6. #adbd60
  7. #a4b066
  8. #9ba46d
  9. #929873
  10. #898c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4f1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7ebd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f12b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5f14b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daf940 {
  color: #daf940;
}
Background
.bg-daf940 {
  background-color: #daf940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daf940 {
  border: 2px solid #daf940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daf940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 249 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 94% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daf940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daf940, #7ef940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daf940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 249 64 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.89 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.31 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.12 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.45 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.99 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.13 #2506bf Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#daf940  rgb(218, 249, 64)  hsl(70, 94%, 61%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5f40f9  rgb(95, 64, 249)  hsl(250, 94%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#40daf9  rgb(64, 218, 249)  hsl(190, 94%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f940da  rgb(249, 64, 218)  hsl(310, 94%, 61%)  Shocking Pink