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#DCF781

#dcf781 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcf781 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, 96.86% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.77% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 73.73°, with 88.06% saturation and 73.73% 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 17.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8332

Complementary

  1. #dcf781
  2. #9c81f7

Split complementary

  1. #dcf781
  2. #81a1f7
  3. #d781f7

Analogous

  1. #f7d781
  2. #dcf781
  3. #a1f781

Triadic

  1. #dcf781
  2. #81dcf7
  3. #f781dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf781
  2. #81f79c
  3. #9c81f7
  4. #f781dc

Square

  1. #dcf781
  2. #81f7d7
  3. #9c81f7
  4. #f781a1

Monochromatic

  1. #a5d20d
  2. #c8f239
  3. #dcf781
  4. #f0fcc9
  5. #fafeec

Shades

#dcf781 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf781
  2. #c6de74
  3. #b0c667
  4. #9aad5a
  5. #84944d
  6. #6e7c41
  7. #586334
  8. #424a27
  9. #2c311a
  10. #16190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf781 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf781
  2. #e0f88e
  3. #e3f99a
  4. #e7f9a7
  5. #eafab3
  6. #eefbc0
  7. #f1fccd
  8. #f5fdd9
  9. #f8fde6
  10. #fcfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf781 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf781
  2. #d3eb81
  3. #cadf81
  4. #c0d381
  5. #b7c781
  6. #aebc81
  7. #a5b080
  8. #9ca480
  9. #929880
  10. #898c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5f0ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6ecdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f07b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3f085 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf781 {
  color: #dcf781;
}
Background
.bg-dcf781 {
  background-color: #dcf781;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf781 {
  border: 2px solid #dcf781;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf781;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 247 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf781 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf781, #a1f781);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf781 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 247 129 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.38 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.89 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.25 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.79 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.92 #23087e Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf781  rgb(220, 247, 129)  hsl(74, 88%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#9c81f7  rgb(156, 129, 247)  hsl(254, 88%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#81dcf7  rgb(129, 220, 247)  hsl(194, 88%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#f781dc  rgb(247, 129, 220)  hsl(314, 88%, 74%)  Violet