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#DBF538

#dbf538 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbf538 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 96.08% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.14% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 68.25°, with 90.43% saturation and 59.02% 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 17.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.8065

Complementary

  1. #dbf538
  2. #5238f5

Split complementary

  1. #dbf538
  2. #387df5
  3. #b038f5

Analogous

  1. #f5b038
  2. #dbf538
  3. #7df538

Triadic

  1. #dbf538
  2. #38dbf5
  3. #f538db

Tetradic

  1. #dbf538
  2. #38f552
  3. #5238f5
  4. #f538db

Square

  1. #dbf538
  2. #38f5b0
  3. #5238f5
  4. #f5387d

Monochromatic

  1. #7b8d07
  2. #bad60b
  3. #dbf538
  4. #e8f981
  5. #f5fcca

Shades

#dbf538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbf538
  2. #c5dd32
  3. #afc42d
  4. #99ac27
  5. #839322
  6. #6e7b1c
  7. #586216
  8. #424a11
  9. #2c310b
  10. #161906
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbf538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbf538
  2. #dff64c
  3. #e2f760
  4. #e6f874
  5. #e9f988
  6. #edfa9c
  7. #f1fbaf
  8. #f4fcc3
  9. #f8fdd7
  10. #fbfeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbf538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbf538
  2. #d2e93f
  3. #c9de46
  4. #c0d24e
  5. #b7c655
  6. #aebb5c
  7. #a4af63
  8. #9ba36a
  9. #929772
  10. #898c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe94a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ed1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ee44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3edaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbf538 {
  color: #dbf538;
}
Background
.bg-dbf538 {
  background-color: #dbf538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbf538 {
  border: 2px solid #dbf538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbf538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 245 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbf538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbf538, #7df538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbf538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 245 56 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.04 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.14 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.06 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.45 #240ac7 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dbf538  rgb(219, 245, 56)  hsl(68, 90%, 59%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5238f5  rgb(82, 56, 245)  hsl(248, 90%, 59%)  Han Purple
#38dbf5  rgb(56, 219, 245)  hsl(188, 90%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f538db  rgb(245, 56, 219)  hsl(308, 90%, 59%)  Shocking Pink