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#DCEE97

#dcee97 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcee97 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, 93.33% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.55% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 72.41°, with 71.9% saturation and 76.27% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.786

Complementary

  1. #dcee97
  2. #a997ee

Split complementary

  1. #dcee97
  2. #97b0ee
  3. #d497ee

Analogous

  1. #eed497
  2. #dcee97
  3. #b0ee97

Triadic

  1. #dcee97
  2. #97dcee
  3. #ee97dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcee97
  2. #97eea9
  3. #a997ee
  4. #ee97dc

Square

  1. #dcee97
  2. #97eed4
  3. #a997ee
  4. #ee97b0

Monochromatic

  1. #a8cb21
  2. #c6e355
  3. #dcee97
  4. #f2f9d9
  5. #f9fced

Shades

#dcee97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcee97
  2. #c6d688
  3. #b0be79
  4. #9aa76a
  5. #848f5b
  6. #6e774c
  7. #585f3c
  8. #42472d
  9. #2c301e
  10. #16180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcee97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcee97
  2. #e0f0a1
  3. #e3f1ac
  4. #e7f3b6
  5. #eaf5c1
  6. #eef7cb
  7. #f1f8d5
  8. #f5fae0
  9. #f8fcea
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcee97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcee97
  2. #d3e395
  3. #cad892
  4. #c0cd90
  5. #b7c28e
  6. #aeb78c
  7. #a5ac89
  8. #9ca187
  9. #929685
  10. #898b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e69b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee993 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcee97 {
  color: #dcee97;
}
Background
.bg-dcee97 {
  background-color: #dcee97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcee97 {
  border: 2px solid #dcee97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcee97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 238 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 72% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcee97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcee97, #b0ee97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcee97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 238 151 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.49 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.23 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.23 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.14 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.06 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.12 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.36 #231168 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcee97  rgb(220, 238, 151)  hsl(72, 72%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#a997ee  rgb(169, 151, 238)  hsl(252, 72%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#97dcee  rgb(151, 220, 238)  hsl(192, 72%, 76%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ee97dc  rgb(238, 151, 220)  hsl(312, 72%, 76%)  Plum