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#DFEC8A

#dfec8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfec8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.55% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 67.96°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.7751

Complementary

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #978aec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #8aaeec
  3. #c88aec

Analogous

  1. #ecc88a
  2. #dfec8a
  3. #aeec8a

Triadic

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #8adfec
  3. #ec8adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #8aec97
  3. #978aec
  4. #ec8adf

Square

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #8aecc8
  3. #978aec
  4. #ec8aae

Monochromatic

  1. #a9be1f
  2. #cde148
  3. #dfec8a
  4. #f1f7cc
  5. #fafced

Shades

#dfec8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #c9d47c
  3. #b2bd6e
  4. #9ca561
  5. #868e53
  6. #707645
  7. #595e37
  8. #434729
  9. #2d2f1c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #e2ee96
  3. #e5f0a1
  4. #e9f2ad
  5. #ecf4b9
  6. #eff6c5
  7. #f2f7d0
  8. #f5f9dc
  9. #f9fbe8
  10. #fcfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec8a
  2. #d6e189
  3. #ccd688
  4. #c3cc87
  5. #b9c186
  6. #b0b685
  7. #a6ab84
  8. #9da083
  9. #939682
  10. #8a8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e58f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e2d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe785 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eee88d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5e6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec8a {
  color: #dfec8a;
}
Background
.bg-dfec8a {
  background-color: #dfec8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec8a {
  border: 2px solid #dfec8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec8a, #aeec8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.21 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.76 #201375 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dfec8a  rgb(223, 236, 138)  hsl(68, 72%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#978aec  rgb(151, 138, 236)  hsl(248, 72%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#8adfec  rgb(138, 223, 236)  hsl(188, 72%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ec8adf  rgb(236, 138, 223)  hsl(308, 72%, 73%)  Violet