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#DFEC2A

#dfec2a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfec2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.55% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 64.02°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.7585

Complementary

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #372aec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #2a7eec
  3. #982aec

Analogous

  1. #ec982a
  2. #dfec2a
  3. #7eec2a

Triadic

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #2adfec
  3. #ec2adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #2aec37
  3. #372aec
  4. #ec2adf

Square

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #2aec98
  3. #372aec
  4. #ec2a7e

Monochromatic

  1. #6c730a
  2. #aeb911
  3. #dfec2a
  4. #eaf270
  5. #f4f9b6

Shades

#dfec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #c9d426
  3. #b2bd22
  4. #9ca51d
  5. #868e19
  6. #707615
  7. #595e11
  8. #43470d
  9. #2d2f08
  10. #161804
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #e2ee3f
  3. #e5f055
  4. #e9f26a
  5. #ecf47f
  6. #eff695
  7. #f2f7aa
  8. #f5f9bf
  9. #f9fbd4
  10. #fcfdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec2a
  2. #d6e133
  3. #ccd63b
  4. #c3cc44
  5. #b9c14c
  6. #b0b655
  7. #a6ab5e
  8. #9da066
  9. #93966f
  10. #8a8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeddca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e738 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e3a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec2a {
  color: #dfec2a;
}
Background
.bg-dfec2a {
  background-color: #dfec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec2a {
  border: 2px solid #dfec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec2a, #7eec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.45 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.81 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.20 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.33 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.70 #2013d5 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pear
#dfec2a  rgb(223, 236, 42)  hsl(64, 84%, 55%)  Pear
#372aec  rgb(55, 42, 236)  hsl(244, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2adfec  rgb(42, 223, 236)  hsl(184, 84%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec2adf  rgb(236, 42, 223)  hsl(304, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia