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#DEFE28

#defe28 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#defe28 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, 99.61% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.25% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 68.97°, with 99.07% saturation and 57.65% 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 18.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.8657

Complementary

  1. #defe28
  2. #4828fe

Split complementary

  1. #defe28
  2. #2873fe
  3. #b328fe

Analogous

  1. #feb328
  2. #defe28
  3. #73fe28

Triadic

  1. #defe28
  2. #28defe
  3. #fe28de

Tetradic

  1. #defe28
  2. #28fe48
  3. #4828fe
  4. #fe28de

Square

  1. #defe28
  2. #28feb3
  3. #4828fe
  4. #fe2873

Monochromatic

  1. #778c01
  2. #b8d901
  3. #defe28
  4. #eafe74
  5. #f5ffc0

Shades

#defe28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defe28
  2. #c8e524
  3. #b2cb20
  4. #9bb21c
  5. #859818
  6. #6f7f14
  7. #596610
  8. #434c0c
  9. #2c3308
  10. #161904
  11. #000000

Tints

#defe28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defe28
  2. #e1fe3e
  3. #e5fe53
  4. #e8fe69
  5. #ebfe7e
  6. #efff94
  7. #f2ffa9
  8. #f5ffbf
  9. #f8ffd4
  10. #fcffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defe28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defe28
  2. #d5f131
  3. #cbe53a
  4. #c2d842
  5. #b8cc4b
  6. #afbf54
  7. #a6b25d
  8. #9ca666
  9. #93996e
  10. #898d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f5c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecf0d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6f6ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defe28 {
  color: #defe28;
}
Background
.bg-defe28 {
  background-color: #defe28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defe28 {
  border: 2px solid #defe28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defe28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 254 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defe28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defe28, #73fe28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defe28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 254 40 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 1.07 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 1.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.14 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.19 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.55 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 6.64 #2101d7 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#defe28  rgb(222, 254, 40)  hsl(69, 99%, 58%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#4828fe  rgb(72, 40, 254)  hsl(249, 99%, 58%)  Han Purple
#28defe  rgb(40, 222, 254)  hsl(189, 99%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#fe28de  rgb(254, 40, 222)  hsl(309, 99%, 58%)  Fuchsia