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#dbea8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbea8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 91.76% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 69.38°, with 69.57% saturation and 72.94% 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 16.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.7574

Complementary

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #998aea

Split complementary

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #8aabea
  3. #c98aea

Analogous

  1. #eac98a
  2. #dbea8a
  3. #abea8a

Triadic

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #8adbea
  3. #ea8adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #8aea99
  3. #998aea
  4. #ea8adb

Square

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #8aeac9
  3. #998aea
  4. #ea8aab

Monochromatic

  1. #a2ba21
  2. #c7de49
  3. #dbea8a
  4. #eff6cb
  5. #fafcee

Shades

#dbea8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #c5d37c
  3. #afbb6e
  4. #99a461
  5. #838c53
  6. #6e7545
  7. #585e37
  8. #424629
  9. #2c2f1c
  10. #16170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbea8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #dfec96
  3. #e2eea1
  4. #e6f0ad
  5. #e9f2b9
  6. #edf5c5
  7. #f1f7d0
  8. #f4f9dc
  9. #f8fbe8
  10. #fbfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbea8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbea8a
  2. #d2df89
  3. #c9d588
  4. #c0ca87
  5. #b7c086
  6. #aeb585
  7. #a4aa84
  8. #9ba083
  9. #929582
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e182 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e28f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5e0d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece586 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe58d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e4ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbea8a {
  color: #dbea8a;
}
Background
.bg-dbea8a {
  background-color: #dbea8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbea8a {
  border: 2px solid #dbea8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbea8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 234 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 70% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbea8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbea8a, #abea8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbea8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 234 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.50 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.71 #241575 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dbea8a  rgb(219, 234, 138)  hsl(69, 70%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#998aea  rgb(153, 138, 234)  hsl(249, 70%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#8adbea  rgb(138, 219, 234)  hsl(189, 70%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ea8adb  rgb(234, 138, 219)  hsl(309, 70%, 73%)  Violet