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#DFEF9B

#dfef9b ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfef9b 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, 93.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.15% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.43°, with 72.41% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7979

Complementary

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #ab9bef

Split complementary

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #9bb5ef
  3. #d59bef

Analogous

  1. #efd59b
  2. #dfef9b
  3. #b5ef9b

Triadic

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #9bdfef
  3. #ef9bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #9befab
  3. #ab9bef
  4. #ef9bdf

Square

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #9befd5
  3. #ab9bef
  4. #ef9bb5

Monochromatic

  1. #aed021
  2. #cae459
  3. #dfef9b
  4. #f4fadd
  5. #f9fced

Shades

#dfef9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #c9d78c
  3. #b2bf7c
  4. #9ca76d
  5. #868f5d
  6. #70784e
  7. #59603e
  8. #43482f
  9. #2d301f
  10. #161810
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfef9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #e2f1a5
  3. #e5f2af
  4. #e9f4b9
  5. #ecf5c3
  6. #eff7cd
  7. #f2f9d7
  8. #f5fae1
  9. #f9fceb
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfef9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfef9b
  2. #d6e498
  3. #ccd996
  4. #c3ce93
  5. #b9c390
  6. #b0b88e
  7. #a6ac8b
  8. #9da188
  9. #939685
  10. #8a8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4eacd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae795 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e79f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7e6da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ea97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeeb9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4eac4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfef9b {
  color: #dfef9b;
}
Background
.bg-dfef9b {
  background-color: #dfef9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfef9b {
  border: 2px solid #dfef9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfef9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 239 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfef9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfef9b, #b5ef9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfef9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 239 155 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.24 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.10 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.12 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.23 #201064 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dfef9b  rgb(223, 239, 155)  hsl(71, 72%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#ab9bef  rgb(171, 155, 239)  hsl(251, 72%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bdfef  rgb(155, 223, 239)  hsl(191, 72%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ef9bdf  rgb(239, 155, 223)  hsl(311, 72%, 77%)  Plum