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#DDFC38

#ddfc38 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddfc38 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 98.82% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 69.49°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 18.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.8528

Complementary

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #5738fc

Split complementary

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #387bfc
  3. #b938fc

Analogous

  1. #fcb938
  2. #ddfc38
  3. #7bfc38

Triadic

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #38ddfc
  3. #fc38dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #38fc57
  3. #5738fc
  4. #fc38dd

Square

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #38fcb9
  3. #5738fc
  4. #fc387b

Monochromatic

  1. #819902
  2. #c1e403
  3. #ddfc38
  4. #eafd83
  5. #f7fecf

Shades

#ddfc38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #c7e332
  3. #b1ca2d
  4. #9bb027
  5. #859722
  6. #6f7e1c
  7. #586516
  8. #424c11
  9. #2c320b
  10. #161906
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddfc38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #e0fc4c
  3. #e4fd60
  4. #e7fd74
  5. #ebfd88
  6. #eefe9c
  7. #f1feaf
  8. #f5fec3
  9. #f8fed7
  10. #fcffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddfc38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddfc38
  2. #d4f03f
  3. #cae346
  4. #c1d74e
  5. #b8ca55
  6. #afbe5c
  7. #a5b263
  8. #9ca56a
  9. #939972
  10. #898c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaeed8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf41b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f4af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddfc38 {
  color: #ddfc38;
}
Background
.bg-ddfc38 {
  background-color: #ddfc38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddfc38 {
  border: 2px solid #ddfc38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddfc38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 252 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddfc38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddfc38, #7bfc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddfc38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 252 56 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.00 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.36 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.32 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.47 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 7.06 #2203c7 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#ddfc38  rgb(221, 252, 56)  hsl(69, 97%, 60%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#5738fc  rgb(87, 56, 252)  hsl(249, 97%, 60%)  Han Purple
#38ddfc  rgb(56, 221, 252)  hsl(189, 97%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#fc38dd  rgb(252, 56, 221)  hsl(309, 97%, 60%)  Shocking Pink