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#DFFC81

#dffc81 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dffc81 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, 98.82% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.81% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 74.15°, with 95.35% saturation and 74.71% 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 18.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8689

Complementary

  1. #dffc81
  2. #9e81fc

Split complementary

  1. #dffc81
  2. #81a2fc
  3. #dc81fc

Analogous

  1. #fcdc81
  2. #dffc81
  3. #a2fc81

Triadic

  1. #dffc81
  2. #81dffc
  3. #fc81df

Tetradic

  1. #dffc81
  2. #81fc9e
  3. #9e81fc
  4. #fc81df

Square

  1. #dffc81
  2. #81fcdc
  3. #9e81fc
  4. #fc81a2

Monochromatic

  1. #abdf05
  2. #ccfa36
  3. #dffc81
  4. #f2fecc
  5. #faffeb

Shades

#dffc81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dffc81
  2. #c9e374
  3. #b2ca67
  4. #9cb05a
  5. #86974d
  6. #707e41
  7. #596534
  8. #434c27
  9. #2d321a
  10. #16190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dffc81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dffc81
  2. #e2fc8e
  3. #e5fd9a
  4. #e9fda7
  5. #ecfdb3
  6. #effec0
  7. #f2fecd
  8. #f5fed9
  9. #f9fee6
  10. #fcfff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dffc81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dffc81
  2. #d6f081
  3. #cce381
  4. #c3d781
  5. #b9ca81
  6. #b0be81
  7. #a6b280
  8. #9da580
  9. #939980
  10. #8a8c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f5cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff076 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9f1e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f57b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f6c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dffc81 {
  color: #dffc81;
}
Background
.bg-dffc81 {
  background-color: #dffc81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dffc81 {
  border: 2px solid #dffc81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dffc81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 252 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 95% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dffc81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dffc81, #a2fc81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dffc81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 252 129 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.69 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.92 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.68 #20037e Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#dffc81  rgb(223, 252, 129)  hsl(74, 95%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#9e81fc  rgb(158, 129, 252)  hsl(254, 95%, 75%)  Medium Purple
#81dffc  rgb(129, 223, 252)  hsl(194, 95%, 75%)  Sky Blue
#fc81df  rgb(252, 129, 223)  hsl(314, 95%, 75%)  Violet