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#DFF85A

#dff85a ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dff85a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 97.25% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.71% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 69.49°, with 91.86% saturation and 66.27% 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 17.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8356

Complementary

  1. #dff85a
  2. #735af8

Split complementary

  1. #dff85a
  2. #5a90f8
  3. #c25af8

Analogous

  1. #f8c25a
  2. #dff85a
  3. #90f85a

Triadic

  1. #dff85a
  2. #5adff8
  3. #f85adf

Tetradic

  1. #dff85a
  2. #5af873
  3. #735af8
  4. #f85adf

Square

  1. #dff85a
  2. #5af8c2
  3. #735af8
  4. #f85a90

Monochromatic

  1. #97b108
  2. #d1f511
  3. #dff85a
  4. #edfba3
  5. #fbfeeb

Shades

#dff85a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dff85a
  2. #c9df51
  3. #b2c648
  4. #9cae3f
  5. #869536
  6. #707c2d
  7. #596324
  8. #434a1b
  9. #2d3212
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dff85a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dff85a
  2. #e2f96b
  3. #e5f97b
  4. #e9fa8c
  5. #ecfb9c
  6. #effcad
  7. #f2fcbd
  8. #f5fdce
  9. #f9fede
  10. #fcfeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dff85a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dff85a
  2. #d6ec5e
  3. #cce062
  4. #c3d465
  5. #b9c869
  6. #b0bc6d
  7. #a6b071
  8. #9da475
  9. #939878
  10. #8a8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecebd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f04e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f161 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7f0b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dff85a {
  color: #dff85a;
}
Background
.bg-dff85a {
  background-color: #dff85a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dff85a {
  border: 2px solid #dff85a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dff85a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 248 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 92% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dff85a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff85a, #90f85a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dff85a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 248 90 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.68 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.21 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.61 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.33 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.26 #2007a5 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dff85a  rgb(223, 248, 90)  hsl(69, 92%, 66%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#735af8  rgb(115, 90, 248)  hsl(249, 92%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#5adff8  rgb(90, 223, 248)  hsl(189, 92%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#f85adf  rgb(248, 90, 223)  hsl(309, 92%, 66%)  Rose Pink