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#DFFA57

#dffa57 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dffa57 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, 98.04% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 69.94°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% 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 17.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8475

Complementary

  1. #dffa57
  2. #7257fa

Split complementary

  1. #dffa57
  2. #578efa
  3. #c457fa

Analogous

  1. #fac457
  2. #dffa57
  3. #8efa57

Triadic

  1. #dffa57
  2. #57dffa
  3. #fa57df

Tetradic

  1. #dffa57
  2. #57fa72
  3. #7257fa
  4. #fa57df

Square

  1. #dffa57
  2. #57fac4
  3. #7257fa
  4. #fa578e

Monochromatic

  1. #96b305
  2. #d1f80d
  3. #dffa57
  4. #edfca1
  5. #fbfeeb

Shades

#dffa57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dffa57
  2. #c9e14e
  3. #b2c846
  4. #9caf3d
  5. #869634
  6. #707d2c
  7. #596423
  8. #434b1a
  9. #2d3211
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dffa57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dffa57
  2. #e2fb68
  3. #e5fb79
  4. #e9fc89
  5. #ecfc9a
  6. #effdab
  7. #f2fdbc
  8. #f5fecd
  9. #f9fedd
  10. #fcffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dffa57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dffa57
  2. #d6ee5b
  3. #cce25f
  4. #c3d563
  5. #b9c967
  6. #b0bd6c
  7. #a6b170
  8. #9da574
  9. #939878
  10. #8a8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecedd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #faf24a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f35e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7f2b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dffa57 {
  color: #dffa57;
}
Background
.bg-dffa57 {
  background-color: #dffa57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dffa57 {
  border: 2px solid #dffa57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dffa57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 250 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dffa57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dffa57, #8efa57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dffa57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 250 87 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.26 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.47 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.50 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.75 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.56 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.20 #2005a8 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#dffa57  rgb(223, 250, 87)  hsl(70, 94%, 66%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#7257fa  rgb(114, 87, 250)  hsl(250, 94%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#57dffa  rgb(87, 223, 250)  hsl(190, 94%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#fa57df  rgb(250, 87, 223)  hsl(310, 94%, 66%)  Rose Pink