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#DAFE36

#dafe36 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dafe36 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 99.61% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.74% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 70.8°, with 99.01% saturation and 60.39% 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 18.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8606

Complementary

  1. #dafe36
  2. #5a36fe

Split complementary

  1. #dafe36
  2. #3676fe
  3. #be36fe

Analogous

  1. #febe36
  2. #dafe36
  3. #76fe36

Triadic

  1. #dafe36
  2. #36dafe
  3. #fe36da

Tetradic

  1. #dafe36
  2. #36fe5a
  3. #5a36fe
  4. #fe36da

Square

  1. #dafe36
  2. #36febe
  3. #5a36fe
  4. #fe3676

Monochromatic

  1. #7f9a01
  2. #bde601
  3. #dafe36
  4. #e8fe82
  5. #f6ffce

Shades

#dafe36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dafe36
  2. #c4e531
  3. #aecb2b
  4. #99b226
  5. #839820
  6. #6d7f1b
  7. #576616
  8. #414c10
  9. #2c330b
  10. #161905
  11. #000000

Tints

#dafe36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dafe36
  2. #defe4a
  3. #e1fe5e
  4. #e5fe72
  5. #e9fe86
  6. #edff9b
  7. #f0ffaf
  8. #f4ffc3
  9. #f8ffd7
  10. #fbffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dafe36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dafe36
  2. #d1f13d
  3. #c8e545
  4. #bfd84c
  5. #b6cc54
  6. #adbf5b
  7. #a4b262
  8. #9ba66a
  9. #929971
  10. #898d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7f0da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf516 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f543 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dafe36 {
  color: #dafe36;
}
Background
.bg-dafe36 {
  background-color: #dafe36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dafe36 {
  border: 2px solid #dafe36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dafe36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 254 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 99% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dafe36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dafe36, #76fe36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dafe36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 254 54 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.17 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.33 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.23 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.81 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.91 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.01 #2501c9 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dafe36  rgb(218, 254, 54)  hsl(71, 99%, 60%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5a36fe  rgb(90, 54, 254)  hsl(251, 99%, 60%)  Han Purple
#36dafe  rgb(54, 218, 254)  hsl(191, 99%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#fe36da  rgb(254, 54, 218)  hsl(311, 99%, 60%)  Shocking Pink