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#DEFC0E

#defc0e ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#defc0e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 98.82% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.44% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 67.56°, with 97.54% saturation and 52.16% 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 18.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 0.66.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8518

Complementary

  1. #defc0e
  2. #2c0efc

Split complementary

  1. #defc0e
  2. #0e67fc
  3. #a30efc

Analogous

  1. #fca30e
  2. #defc0e
  3. #67fc0e

Triadic

  1. #defc0e
  2. #0edefc
  3. #fc0ede

Tetradic

  1. #defc0e
  2. #0efc2c
  3. #2c0efc
  4. #fc0ede

Square

  1. #defc0e
  2. #0efca3
  3. #2c0efc
  4. #fc0e67

Monochromatic

  1. #627001
  2. #a4bb02
  3. #defc0e
  4. #e8fd5a
  5. #f3fea5

Shades

#defc0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defc0e
  2. #c8e30d
  3. #b2ca0b
  4. #9bb00a
  5. #859708
  6. #6f7e07
  7. #596506
  8. #434c04
  9. #2c3203
  10. #161901
  11. #000000

Tints

#defc0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defc0e
  2. #e1fc26
  3. #e5fd3e
  4. #e8fd56
  5. #ebfd6e
  6. #effe87
  7. #f2fe9f
  8. #f5feb7
  9. #f8fecf
  10. #fcffe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defc0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defc0e
  2. #d5f019
  3. #cbe325
  4. #c2d730
  5. #b8ca3c
  6. #afbe47
  7. #a6b252
  8. #9ca55e
  9. #939969
  10. #898c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecedd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faf42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7f3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defc0e {
  color: #defc0e;
}
Background
.bg-defc0e {
  background-color: #defc0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defc0e {
  border: 2px solid #defc0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defc0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 252 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 98% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defc0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defc0e, #67fc0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defc0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 252 14 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 0.66 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 0.91 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.34 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 6.07 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.61 #2103f1 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#defc0e  rgb(222, 252, 14)  hsl(68, 98%, 52%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#2c0efc  rgb(44, 14, 252)  hsl(248, 98%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#0edefc  rgb(14, 222, 252)  hsl(188, 98%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#fc0ede  rgb(252, 14, 222)  hsl(308, 98%, 52%)  Fuchsia