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#DCF17E

#dcf17e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcf17e 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, 94.51% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.72% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 70.96°, with 80.42% saturation and 71.96% 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 16.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7963

Complementary

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #937ef1

Split complementary

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #7ea2f1
  3. #cd7ef1

Analogous

  1. #f1cd7e
  2. #dcf17e
  3. #a2f17e

Triadic

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #7edcf1
  3. #f17edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #7ef193
  3. #937ef1
  4. #f17edc

Square

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #7ef1cd
  3. #937ef1
  4. #f17ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #a2c115
  2. #c9ea39
  3. #dcf17e
  4. #eff8c3
  5. #fafded

Shades

#dcf17e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #c6d971
  3. #b0c165
  4. #9aa958
  5. #84914c
  6. #6e793f
  7. #586032
  8. #424826
  9. #2c3019
  10. #16180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf17e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #e0f28b
  3. #e3f498
  4. #e7f5a5
  5. #eaf7b2
  6. #eef8bf
  7. #f1f9cb
  8. #f5fbd8
  9. #f8fce5
  10. #fcfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf17e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf17e
  2. #d3e67e
  3. #cada7e
  4. #c0cf7f
  5. #b7c47f
  6. #aeb97f
  7. #a5ad7f
  8. #9ca27f
  9. #929780
  10. #898b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2ebc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee674 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce784 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6e6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1eb78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0eb82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2ebba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf17e {
  color: #dcf17e;
}
Background
.bg-dcf17e {
  background-color: #dcf17e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf17e {
  border: 2px solid #dcf17e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf17e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 241 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 80% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf17e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf17e, #a2f17e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf17e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 241 126 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.42 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.79 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.83 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.23 #230e81 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf17e  rgb(220, 241, 126)  hsl(71, 80%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow
#937ef1  rgb(147, 126, 241)  hsl(251, 80%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#7edcf1  rgb(126, 220, 241)  hsl(191, 80%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f17edc  rgb(241, 126, 220)  hsl(311, 80%, 72%)  Violet