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#DDFA8A

#ddfa8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ddfa8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 98.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.54°, with 91.8% 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 18.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8558

Complementary

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #a78afa

Split complementary

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #8aa5fa
  3. #df8afa

Analogous

  1. #fadf8a
  2. #ddfa8a
  3. #a5fa8a

Triadic

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #8addfa
  3. #fa8add

Tetradic

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #8afaa7
  3. #a78afa
  4. #fa8add

Square

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #8afadf
  3. #a78afa
  4. #fa8aa5

Monochromatic

  1. #a9e10a
  2. #c8f741
  3. #ddfa8a
  4. #f2fdd3
  5. #f9feeb

Shades

#ddfa8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #c7e17c
  3. #b1c86e
  4. #9baf61
  5. #859653
  6. #6f7d45
  7. #586437
  8. #424b29
  9. #2c321c
  10. #16190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddfa8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #e0fb96
  3. #e4fba1
  4. #e7fcad
  5. #ebfcb9
  6. #eefdc5
  7. #f1fdd0
  8. #f5fedc
  9. #f8fee8
  10. #fcfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddfa8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddfa8a
  2. #d4ee89
  3. #cae288
  4. #c1d587
  5. #b8c986
  6. #afbd85
  7. #a5b184
  8. #9ca583
  9. #939882
  10. #898c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6f0df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7f385 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4f38e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f4c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddfa8a {
  color: #ddfa8a;
}
Background
.bg-ddfa8a {
  background-color: #ddfa8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddfa8a {
  border: 2px solid #ddfa8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddfa8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 250 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddfa8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddfa8a, #a5fa8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddfa8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 250 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.75 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.45 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.49 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.59 #220575 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ddfa8a  rgb(221, 250, 138)  hsl(76, 92%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#a78afa  rgb(167, 138, 250)  hsl(256, 92%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#8addfa  rgb(138, 221, 250)  hsl(196, 92%, 76%)  Sky Blue
#fa8add  rgb(250, 138, 221)  hsl(316, 92%, 76%)  Violet