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#DDFA5A

#ddfa5a ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddfa5a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 98.04% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 70.88°, with 94.12% saturation and 66.67% 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 17.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8448

Complementary

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #775afa

Split complementary

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #5a8dfa
  3. #c75afa

Analogous

  1. #fac75a
  2. #ddfa5a
  3. #8dfa5a

Triadic

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #5addfa
  3. #fa5add

Tetradic

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #5afa77
  3. #775afa
  4. #fa5add

Square

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #5afac7
  3. #775afa
  4. #fa5a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #96b605
  2. #cef810
  3. #ddfa5a
  4. #ecfca4
  5. #fbfeeb

Shades

#ddfa5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #c7e151
  3. #b1c848
  4. #9baf3f
  5. #859636
  6. #6f7d2d
  7. #586424
  8. #424b1b
  9. #2c3212
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddfa5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #e0fb6b
  3. #e4fb7b
  4. #e7fc8c
  5. #ebfc9c
  6. #eefdad
  7. #f1fdbd
  8. #f5fece
  9. #f8fede
  10. #fcffef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddfa5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddfa5a
  2. #d4ee5e
  3. #cae262
  4. #c1d565
  5. #b8c969
  6. #afbd6d
  7. #a5b171
  8. #9ca575
  9. #939878
  10. #898c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9edd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f24e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f361 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f2b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddfa5a {
  color: #ddfa5a;
}
Background
.bg-ddfa5a {
  background-color: #ddfa5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddfa5a {
  border: 2px solid #ddfa5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddfa5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 250 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddfa5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddfa5a, #8dfa5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddfa5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 250 90 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.64 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.69 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.72 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.17 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.19 #2205a5 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#ddfa5a  rgb(221, 250, 90)  hsl(71, 94%, 67%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#775afa  rgb(119, 90, 250)  hsl(251, 94%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#5addfa  rgb(90, 221, 250)  hsl(191, 94%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#fa5add  rgb(250, 90, 221)  hsl(311, 94%, 67%)  Rose Pink