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#DCF79D

#dcf79d ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dcf79d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.44% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 78°, with 84.91% saturation and 79.22% 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 17.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 7.28.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8417

Complementary

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #b89df7

Split complementary

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #9daff7
  3. #e59df7

Analogous

  1. #f7e59d
  2. #dcf79d
  3. #aff79d

Triadic

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #9ddcf7
  3. #f79ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #9df7b8
  3. #b89df7
  4. #f79ddc

Square

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #9df7e5
  3. #b89df7
  4. #f79daf

Monochromatic

  1. #a8e813
  2. #c3f156
  3. #dcf79d
  4. #f5fde4
  5. #f8fdec

Shades

#dcf79d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #c6de8d
  3. #b0c67e
  4. #9aad6e
  5. #84945e
  6. #6e7c4f
  7. #58633f
  8. #424a2f
  9. #2c311f
  10. #161910
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcf79d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #e0f8a7
  3. #e3f9b1
  4. #e7f9ba
  5. #eafac4
  6. #eefbce
  7. #f1fcd8
  8. #f5fde2
  9. #f8fdeb
  10. #fcfef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcf79d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcf79d
  2. #d3eb9a
  3. #cadf97
  4. #c0d394
  5. #b7c791
  6. #aebc8f
  7. #a5b08c
  8. #9ca489
  9. #929886
  10. #898c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fdeca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3efe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3f199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f1a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0f2c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcf79d {
  color: #dcf79d;
}
Background
.bg-dcf79d {
  background-color: #dcf79d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcf79d {
  border: 2px solid #dcf79d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcf79d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 247 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 85% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcf79d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcf79d, #aff79d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcf79d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 247 157 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.50 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.11 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.31 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.91 #230862 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dcf79d  rgb(220, 247, 157)  hsl(78, 85%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#b89df7  rgb(184, 157, 247)  hsl(258, 85%, 79%)  Wisteria
#9ddcf7  rgb(157, 220, 247)  hsl(198, 85%, 79%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f79ddc  rgb(247, 157, 220)  hsl(318, 85%, 79%)  Plum