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#CED997

#ced997 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ced997 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 85.1% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.41% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 70°, with 46.48% saturation and 72.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.6498

Complementary

  1. #ced997
  2. #a297d9

Split complementary

  1. #ced997
  2. #97add9
  3. #c397d9

Analogous

  1. #d9c397
  2. #ced997
  3. #add997

Triadic

  1. #ced997
  2. #97ced9
  3. #d997ce

Tetradic

  1. #ced997
  2. #97d9a2
  3. #a297d9
  4. #d997ce

Square

  1. #ced997
  2. #97d9c3
  3. #a297d9
  4. #d997ad

Monochromatic

  1. #8d9d3a
  2. #b4c55f
  3. #ced997
  4. #e8edcf
  5. #f8faf0

Shades

#ced997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced997
  2. #b9c388
  3. #a5ae79
  4. #90986a
  5. #7c825b
  6. #676d4c
  7. #52573c
  8. #3e412d
  9. #292b1e
  10. #15160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced997
  2. #d3dda1
  3. #d8e1ac
  4. #dde4b6
  5. #e2e8c1
  6. #e7eccb
  7. #ebf0d5
  8. #f0f4e0
  9. #f5f7ea
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced997
  2. #c6d095
  3. #bec792
  4. #b7be90
  5. #afb58e
  6. #a7ad8c
  7. #9fa489
  8. #979b87
  9. #909285
  10. #888982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d39a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5d2c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad594 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2d5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced997 {
  color: #ced997;
}
Background
.bg-ced997 {
  background-color: #ced997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced997 {
  border: 2px solid #ced997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 217 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 46% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced997, #add997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 217 151 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.37 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.21 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.40 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.60 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.36 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.39 #312668 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#ced997  rgb(206, 217, 151)  hsl(70, 46%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a297d9  rgb(162, 151, 217)  hsl(250, 46%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97ced9  rgb(151, 206, 217)  hsl(190, 46%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#d997ce  rgb(217, 151, 206)  hsl(310, 46%, 72%)  Plum