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#DBF28C

#dbf28c ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbf28c 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, 94.9% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.15% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 73.53°, with 79.69% saturation and 74.9% 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 17.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.8046

Complementary

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #a38cf2

Split complementary

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #8ca8f2
  3. #d68cf2

Analogous

  1. #f2d68c
  2. #dbf28c
  3. #a8f28c

Triadic

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #8cdbf2
  3. #f28cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #8cf2a3
  3. #a38cf2
  4. #f28cdb

Square

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #8cf2d6
  3. #a38cf2
  4. #f28ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #a5ce17
  2. #c5ea47
  3. #dbf28c
  4. #f1fad1
  5. #f9fded

Shades

#dbf28c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #c5da7e
  3. #afc270
  4. #99a962
  5. #839154
  6. #6e7946
  7. #586138
  8. #42492a
  9. #2c301c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbf28c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #dff398
  3. #e2f5a3
  4. #e6f6af
  5. #e9f7ba
  6. #edf9c6
  7. #f1fad1
  8. #f4fbdd
  9. #f8fce8
  10. #fbfef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbf28c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbf28c
  2. #d2e78b
  3. #c9db8a
  4. #c0d088
  5. #b7c487
  6. #aeb986
  7. #a4ae85
  8. #9ba284
  9. #929782
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ecca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee884 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe891 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1ec87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efec8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0ecbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbf28c {
  color: #dbf28c;
}
Background
.bg-dbf28c {
  background-color: #dbf28c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbf28c {
  border: 2px solid #dbf28c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbf28c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 242 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 80% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbf28c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbf28c, #a8f28c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbf28c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 242 140 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.34 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 9.42 #240d73 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dbf28c  rgb(219, 242, 140)  hsl(74, 80%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#a38cf2  rgb(163, 140, 242)  hsl(254, 80%, 75%)  Floral Lavender
#8cdbf2  rgb(140, 219, 242)  hsl(194, 80%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f28cdb  rgb(242, 140, 219)  hsl(314, 80%, 75%)  Violet