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#DFF879

#dff879 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dff879 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, 97.25% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.21% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 71.81°, with 90.07% saturation and 72.35% 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 17.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.842

Complementary

  1. #dff879
  2. #9279f8

Split complementary

  1. #dff879
  2. #799ff8
  3. #d179f8

Analogous

  1. #f8d179
  2. #dff879
  3. #9ff879

Triadic

  1. #dff879
  2. #79dff8
  3. #f879df

Tetradic

  1. #dff879
  2. #79f892
  3. #9279f8
  4. #f879df

Square

  1. #dff879
  2. #79f8d1
  3. #9279f8
  4. #f8799f

Monochromatic

  1. #a7cd0b
  2. #cef430
  3. #dff879
  4. #f0fcc2
  5. #fafeec

Shades

#dff879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dff879
  2. #c9df6d
  3. #b2c661
  4. #9cae55
  5. #869549
  6. #707c3d
  7. #596330
  8. #434a24
  9. #2d3218
  10. #16190c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dff879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dff879
  2. #e2f986
  3. #e5f994
  4. #e9faa1
  5. #ecfbaf
  6. #effcbc
  7. #f2fcc9
  8. #f5fdd7
  9. #f9fee4
  10. #fcfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dff879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dff879
  2. #d6ec7a
  3. #cce07a
  4. #c3d47b
  5. #b9c87c
  6. #b0bc7d
  7. #a6b07d
  8. #9da47e
  9. #93987f
  10. #8a8c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f1c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaeddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7f172 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5f17d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f1bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dff879 {
  color: #dff879;
}
Background
.bg-dff879 {
  background-color: #dff879;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dff879 {
  border: 2px solid #dff879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dff879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 248 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dff879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff879, #9ff879);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dff879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 248 121 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.14 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.94 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.79 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.79 #200786 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dff879  rgb(223, 248, 121)  hsl(72, 90%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow
#9279f8  rgb(146, 121, 248)  hsl(252, 90%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#79dff8  rgb(121, 223, 248)  hsl(192, 90%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f879df  rgb(248, 121, 223)  hsl(312, 90%, 72%)  Violet