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#DCF08E

#dcf08e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcf08e 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, 94.12% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 72.24°, with 76.56% 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 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7949

Complementary

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #a28ef0

Split complementary

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #8eabf0
  3. #d38ef0

Analogous

  1. #f0d38e
  2. #dcf08e
  3. #abf08e

Triadic

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #8edcf0
  3. #f08edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #8ef0a2
  3. #a28ef0
  4. #f08edc

Square

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #8ef0d3
  3. #a28ef0
  4. #f08eab

Monochromatic

  1. #a6ca1b
  2. #c7e74a
  3. #dcf08e
  4. #f1f9d2
  5. #f9fded

Shades

#dcf08e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #c6d880
  3. #b0c072
  4. #9aa863
  5. #849055
  6. #6e7847
  7. #586039
  8. #42482b
  9. #2c301c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf08e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #e0f299
  3. #e3f3a5
  4. #e7f5b0
  5. #eaf6bb
  6. #eef8c7
  7. #f1f9d2
  8. #f5fbdd
  9. #f8fce8
  10. #fcfef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf08e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf08e
  2. #d3e58d
  3. #cada8b
  4. #c0ce8a
  5. #b7c388
  6. #aeb887
  7. #a5ad86
  8. #9ca284
  9. #929683
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2eac9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce686 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e793 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5e6d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ea89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeeb91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1eabf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf08e {
  color: #dcf08e;
}
Background
.bg-dcf08e {
  background-color: #dcf08e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf08e {
  border: 2px solid #dcf08e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf08e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 240 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 77% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf08e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf08e, #abf08e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf08e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 240 142 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.16 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.91 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.49 #230f71 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf08e  rgb(220, 240, 142)  hsl(72, 77%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#a28ef0  rgb(162, 142, 240)  hsl(252, 77%, 75%)  Floral Lavender
#8edcf0  rgb(142, 220, 240)  hsl(192, 77%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f08edc  rgb(240, 142, 220)  hsl(312, 77%, 75%)  Violet