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#DCF480

#dcf480 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcf480 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, 95.69% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.54% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 72.41°, with 84.06% saturation and 72.94% 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 17.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8148

Complementary

  1. #dcf480
  2. #9880f4

Split complementary

  1. #dcf480
  2. #80a2f4
  3. #d280f4

Analogous

  1. #f4d280
  2. #dcf480
  3. #a2f480

Triadic

  1. #dcf480
  2. #80dcf4
  3. #f480dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf480
  2. #80f498
  3. #9880f4
  4. #f480dc

Square

  1. #dcf480
  2. #80f4d2
  3. #9880f4
  4. #f480a2

Monochromatic

  1. #a3ca11
  2. #c9ee3a
  3. #dcf480
  4. #effac6
  5. #fafdec

Shades

#dcf480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf480
  2. #c6dc73
  3. #b0c366
  4. #9aab5a
  5. #84924d
  6. #6e7a40
  7. #586233
  8. #424926
  9. #2c311a
  10. #16180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf480
  2. #e0f58d
  3. #e3f699
  4. #e7f7a6
  5. #eaf8b3
  6. #eefac0
  7. #f1fbcc
  8. #f5fcd9
  9. #f8fde6
  10. #fcfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf480
  2. #d3e880
  3. #cadd80
  4. #c0d180
  5. #b7c680
  6. #aeba80
  7. #a5ae80
  8. #9ca380
  9. #929780
  10. #898c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4edc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe976 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feea86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6e9d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3ed7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ee84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2eebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf480 {
  color: #dcf480;
}
Background
.bg-dcf480 {
  background-color: #dcf480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf480 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 244 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 84% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf480, #a2f480);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 244 128 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.87 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.04 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.43 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.60 #230b7f Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf480  rgb(220, 244, 128)  hsl(72, 84%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#9880f4  rgb(152, 128, 244)  hsl(252, 84%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#80dcf4  rgb(128, 220, 244)  hsl(192, 84%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#f480dc  rgb(244, 128, 220)  hsl(312, 84%, 73%)  Violet