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#DEF951

#def951 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#def951 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 97.65% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.47% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 69.64°, with 93.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 17.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.8388

Complementary

  1. #def951
  2. #6c51f9

Split complementary

  1. #def951
  2. #518af9
  3. #c051f9

Analogous

  1. #f9c051
  2. #def951
  3. #8af951

Triadic

  1. #def951
  2. #51def9
  3. #f951de

Tetradic

  1. #def951
  2. #51f96c
  3. #6c51f9
  4. #f951de

Square

  1. #def951
  2. #51f9c0
  3. #6c51f9
  4. #f9518a

Monochromatic

  1. #91ab06
  2. #cff508
  3. #def951
  4. #ecfc9b
  5. #fafee5

Shades

#def951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #def951
  2. #c8e049
  3. #b2c741
  4. #9bae39
  5. #859531
  6. #6f7d29
  7. #596420
  8. #434b18
  9. #2c3210
  10. #161908
  11. #000000

Tints

#def951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #def951
  2. #e1fa62
  3. #e5fa74
  4. #e8fb85
  5. #ebfb97
  6. #effca8
  7. #f2fdb9
  8. #f5fdcb
  9. #f8fedc
  10. #fcfeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#def951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #def951
  2. #d5ed56
  3. #cbe15a
  4. #c2d55f
  5. #b8c964
  6. #afbd69
  7. #a6b06d
  8. #9ca472
  9. #939877
  10. #898c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebecd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f143 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6f1b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-def951 {
  color: #def951;
}
Background
.bg-def951 {
  background-color: #def951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-def951 {
  border: 2px solid #def951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #def951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 249 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 93% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-def951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def951, #8af951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-def951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 249 81 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.17 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.77 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.51 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.98 #2106ae Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#def951  rgb(222, 249, 81)  hsl(70, 93%, 65%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#6c51f9  rgb(108, 81, 249)  hsl(250, 93%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#51def9  rgb(81, 222, 249)  hsl(190, 93%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f951de  rgb(249, 81, 222)  hsl(310, 93%, 65%)  Rose Pink