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#DEFE4A

#defe4a ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#defe4a 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, 99.61% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.87% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 70.67°, with 98.9% saturation and 64.31% 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 18.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8691

Complementary

  1. #defe4a
  2. #6a4afe

Split complementary

  1. #defe4a
  2. #4a84fe
  3. #c44afe

Analogous

  1. #fec44a
  2. #defe4a
  3. #84fe4a

Triadic

  1. #defe4a
  2. #4adefe
  3. #fe4ade

Tetradic

  1. #defe4a
  2. #4afe6a
  3. #6a4afe
  4. #fe4ade

Square

  1. #defe4a
  2. #4afec4
  3. #6a4afe
  4. #fe4a84

Monochromatic

  1. #8fae01
  2. #cefa01
  3. #defe4a
  4. #ecfe96
  5. #faffe2

Shades

#defe4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defe4a
  2. #c8e543
  3. #b2cb3b
  4. #9bb234
  5. #85982c
  6. #6f7f25
  7. #59661e
  8. #434c16
  9. #2c330f
  10. #161907
  11. #000000

Tints

#defe4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defe4a
  2. #e1fe5c
  3. #e5fe6e
  4. #e8fe80
  5. #ebfe92
  6. #efffa5
  7. #f2ffb7
  8. #f5ffc9
  9. #f8ffdb
  10. #fcffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defe4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defe4a
  2. #d5f14f
  3. #cbe555
  4. #c2d85a
  5. #b8cc60
  6. #afbf65
  7. #a6b26a
  8. #9ca670
  9. #939975
  10. #898d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f6c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff028 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff059 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebf0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf639 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faf653 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6f6b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defe4a {
  color: #defe4a;
}
Background
.bg-defe4a {
  background-color: #defe4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defe4a {
  border: 2px solid #defe4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defe4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 254 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defe4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defe4a, #84fe4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defe4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 254 74 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.39 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.13 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.29 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.14 #2101b5 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#defe4a  rgb(222, 254, 74)  hsl(71, 99%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#6a4afe  rgb(106, 74, 254)  hsl(251, 99%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4adefe  rgb(74, 222, 254)  hsl(191, 99%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#fe4ade  rgb(254, 74, 222)  hsl(311, 99%, 64%)  Rose Pink