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#DCF68E

#dcf68e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dcf68e 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, 96.47% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.28% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 85.25% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 17.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8308

Complementary

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #a88ef6

Split complementary

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #8ea8f6
  3. #dc8ef6

Analogous

  1. #f6dc8e
  2. #dcf68e
  3. #a8f68e

Triadic

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #8edcf6
  3. #f68edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #8ef6a8
  3. #a88ef6
  4. #f68edc

Square

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #8ef6dc
  3. #a88ef6
  4. #f68ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #a8da11
  2. #c6f047
  3. #dcf68e
  4. #f2fcd5
  5. #f9fdec

Shades

#dcf68e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #c6dd80
  3. #b0c572
  4. #9aac63
  5. #849455
  6. #6e7b47
  7. #586239
  8. #424a2b
  9. #2c311c
  10. #16190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf68e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #e0f799
  3. #e3f8a5
  4. #e7f9b0
  5. #eafabb
  6. #eefbc7
  7. #f1fbd2
  8. #f5fcdd
  9. #f8fde8
  10. #fcfef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf68e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf68e
  2. #d3ea8d
  3. #cade8b
  4. #c0d38a
  5. #b7c788
  6. #aebb87
  7. #a5af86
  8. #9ca384
  9. #929883
  10. #898c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5efcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feeb93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4ecdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3f089 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f091 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1f0c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf68e {
  color: #dcf68e;
}
Background
.bg-dcf68e {
  background-color: #dcf68e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf68e {
  border: 2px solid #dcf68e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf68e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 246 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 85% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf68e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf68e, #a8f68e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf68e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 246 142 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.39 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.56 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.75 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 9.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.75 #230971 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf68e  rgb(220, 246, 142)  hsl(75, 85%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#a88ef6  rgb(168, 142, 246)  hsl(255, 85%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#8edcf6  rgb(142, 220, 246)  hsl(195, 85%, 76%)  Sky Blue
#f68edc  rgb(246, 142, 220)  hsl(315, 85%, 76%)  Violet