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#DCE989

#dce989 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce989 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 91.37% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.2% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 68.12°, with 68.57% saturation and 72.55% 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 16.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.753

Complementary

  1. #dce989
  2. #9689e9

Split complementary

  1. #dce989
  2. #89ace9
  3. #c689e9

Analogous

  1. #e9c689
  2. #dce989
  3. #ace989

Triadic

  1. #dce989
  2. #89dce9
  3. #e989dc

Tetradic

  1. #dce989
  2. #89e996
  3. #9689e9
  4. #e989dc

Square

  1. #dce989
  2. #89e9c6
  3. #9689e9
  4. #e989ac

Monochromatic

  1. #a3b722
  2. #c9dd49
  3. #dce989
  4. #eff5c9
  5. #fafcee

Shades

#dce989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce989
  2. #c6d27b
  3. #b0ba6e
  4. #9aa360
  5. #848c52
  6. #6e7545
  7. #585d37
  8. #424629
  9. #2c2f1b
  10. #16170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce989
  2. #e0eb95
  3. #e3eda1
  4. #e7f0ac
  5. #eaf2b8
  6. #eef4c4
  7. #f1f6d0
  8. #f5f8dc
  9. #f8fbe7
  10. #fcfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce989
  2. #d3df88
  3. #cad487
  4. #c0ca86
  5. #b7bf85
  6. #aeb585
  7. #a5aa84
  8. #9ca083
  9. #929582
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4e28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6dfd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece485 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe58c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2e3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce989 {
  color: #dce989;
}
Background
.bg-dce989 {
  background-color: #dce989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce989 {
  border: 2px solid #dce989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 233 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 69% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce989, #ace989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 233 137 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.05 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.23 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.77 #231676 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dce989  rgb(220, 233, 137)  hsl(68, 69%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#9689e9  rgb(150, 137, 233)  hsl(248, 69%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#89dce9  rgb(137, 220, 233)  hsl(188, 69%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e989dc  rgb(233, 137, 220)  hsl(308, 69%, 73%)  Violet