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#DFF956

#dff956 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dff956 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, 97.65% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.46% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 69.57°, with 93.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 17.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.8411

Complementary

  1. #dff956
  2. #7056f9

Split complementary

  1. #dff956
  2. #568ef9
  3. #c256f9

Analogous

  1. #f9c256
  2. #dff956
  3. #8ef956

Triadic

  1. #dff956
  2. #56dff9
  3. #f956df

Tetradic

  1. #dff956
  2. #56f970
  3. #7056f9
  4. #f956df

Square

  1. #dff956
  2. #56f9c2
  3. #7056f9
  4. #f9568e

Monochromatic

  1. #95b006
  2. #d1f60c
  3. #dff956
  4. #edfca0
  5. #fbfeea

Shades

#dff956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dff956
  2. #c9e04d
  3. #b2c745
  4. #9cae3c
  5. #869534
  6. #707d2b
  7. #596422
  8. #434b1a
  9. #2d3211
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dff956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dff956
  2. #e2fa67
  3. #e5fa78
  4. #e9fb89
  5. #ecfb9a
  6. #effcab
  7. #f2fdbb
  8. #f5fdcc
  9. #f9fedd
  10. #fcfeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dff956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dff956
  2. #d6ed5a
  3. #cce15e
  4. #c3d563
  5. #b9c967
  6. #b0bd6b
  7. #a6b06f
  8. #9da473
  9. #939878
  10. #8a8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ececd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f25d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7f1b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dff956 {
  color: #dff956;
}
Background
.bg-dff956 {
  background-color: #dff956;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dff956 {
  border: 2px solid #dff956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dff956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 249 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 93% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dff956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff956, #8ef956);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dff956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 249 86 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.25 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.26 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.64 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.39 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.08 #2006a9 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dff956  rgb(223, 249, 86)  hsl(70, 93%, 66%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#7056f9  rgb(112, 86, 249)  hsl(250, 93%, 66%)  Majorelle Blue
#56dff9  rgb(86, 223, 249)  hsl(190, 93%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#f956df  rgb(249, 86, 223)  hsl(310, 93%, 66%)  Rose Pink