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#DBEF85

#dbef85 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbef85 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, 93.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.35% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.32°, with 76.81% 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 16.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7849

Complementary

  1. #dbef85
  2. #9985ef

Split complementary

  1. #dbef85
  2. #85a6ef
  3. #ce85ef

Analogous

  1. #efce85
  2. #dbef85
  3. #a6ef85

Triadic

  1. #dbef85
  2. #85dbef
  3. #ef85db

Tetradic

  1. #dbef85
  2. #85ef99
  3. #9985ef
  4. #ef85db

Square

  1. #dbef85
  2. #85efce
  3. #9985ef
  4. #ef85a6

Monochromatic

  1. #a2c219
  2. #c7e641
  3. #dbef85
  4. #eff8c9
  5. #fafded

Shades

#dbef85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbef85
  2. #c5d778
  3. #afbf6a
  4. #99a75d
  5. #838f50
  6. #6e7843
  7. #586035
  8. #424828
  9. #2c301b
  10. #16180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbef85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbef85
  2. #dff191
  3. #e2f29d
  4. #e6f4aa
  5. #e9f5b6
  6. #edf7c2
  7. #f1f9ce
  8. #f4fada
  9. #f8fce7
  10. #fbfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbef85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbef85
  2. #d2e485
  3. #c9d984
  4. #c0ce84
  5. #b7c383
  6. #aeb883
  7. #a4ac82
  8. #9ba182
  9. #929681
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e9c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe57c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e68a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5e5d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe980 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeea88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbef85 {
  color: #dbef85;
}
Background
.bg-dbef85 {
  background-color: #dbef85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbef85 {
  border: 2px solid #dbef85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbef85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 239 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 77% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbef85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbef85, #a6ef85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbef85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 239 133 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.31 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.45 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.71 #24107a Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dbef85  rgb(219, 239, 133)  hsl(71, 77%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#9985ef  rgb(153, 133, 239)  hsl(251, 77%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#85dbef  rgb(133, 219, 239)  hsl(191, 77%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ef85db  rgb(239, 133, 219)  hsl(311, 77%, 73%)  Violet