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#DEFD52

#defd52 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#defd52 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, 99.22% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.59% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 70.88°, with 97.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 18.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.8639

Complementary

  1. #defd52
  2. #7152fd

Split complementary

  1. #defd52
  2. #5289fd
  3. #c752fd

Analogous

  1. #fdc752
  2. #defd52
  3. #89fd52

Triadic

  1. #defd52
  2. #52defd
  3. #fd52de

Tetradic

  1. #defd52
  2. #52fd71
  3. #7152fd
  4. #fd52de

Square

  1. #defd52
  2. #52fdc7
  3. #7152fd
  4. #fd5289

Monochromatic

  1. #94b402
  2. #d0fc06
  3. #defd52
  4. #ecfe9e
  5. #fbffe9

Shades

#defd52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defd52
  2. #c8e44a
  3. #b2ca42
  4. #9bb139
  5. #859831
  6. #6f7f29
  7. #596521
  8. #434c19
  9. #2c3310
  10. #161908
  11. #000000

Tints

#defd52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defd52
  2. #e1fd63
  3. #e5fd75
  4. #e8fe86
  5. #ebfe97
  6. #effea9
  7. #f2feba
  8. #f5fecb
  9. #f8ffdc
  10. #fcffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defd52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defd52
  2. #d5f157
  3. #cbe45b
  4. #c2d860
  5. #b8cb64
  6. #afbf69
  7. #a6b26e
  8. #9ca672
  9. #939977
  10. #898d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaf0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf543 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f55a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6f5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defd52 {
  color: #defd52;
}
Background
.bg-defd52 {
  background-color: #defd52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defd52 {
  border: 2px solid #defd52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defd52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 253 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defd52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defd52, #89fd52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defd52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 253 82 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.75 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.90 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.05 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.20 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.18 #2102ad Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#defd52  rgb(222, 253, 82)  hsl(71, 98%, 66%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#7152fd  rgb(113, 82, 253)  hsl(251, 98%, 66%)  Majorelle Blue
#52defd  rgb(82, 222, 253)  hsl(191, 98%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#fd52de  rgb(253, 82, 222)  hsl(311, 98%, 66%)  Rose Pink