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#DCE99E

#dce99e ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce99e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 91.37% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.19% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 70.4°, with 63.03% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7596

Complementary

  1. #dce99e
  2. #ab9ee9

Split complementary

  1. #dce99e
  2. #9eb7e9
  3. #d19ee9

Analogous

  1. #e9d19e
  2. #dce99e
  3. #b7e99e

Triadic

  1. #dce99e
  2. #9edce9
  3. #e99edc

Tetradic

  1. #dce99e
  2. #9ee9ab
  3. #ab9ee9
  4. #e99edc

Square

  1. #dce99e
  2. #9ee9d1
  3. #ab9ee9
  4. #e99eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #a8c22c
  2. #c6db60
  3. #dce99e
  4. #f3f7dc
  5. #f9fbee

Shades

#dce99e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce99e
  2. #c6d28e
  3. #b0ba7e
  4. #9aa36f
  5. #848c5f
  6. #6e754f
  7. #585d3f
  8. #42462f
  9. #2c2f20
  10. #161710
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce99e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce99e
  2. #e0eba8
  3. #e3edb1
  4. #e7f0bb
  5. #eaf2c5
  6. #eef4cf
  7. #f1f6d8
  8. #f5f8e2
  9. #f8fbec
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce99e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce99e
  2. #d3df9b
  3. #cad498
  4. #c0ca95
  5. #b7bf92
  6. #aeb58f
  7. #a5aa8c
  8. #9ca089
  9. #929586
  10. #898b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e5ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3e199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e3a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e1d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae59b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e5a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce99e {
  color: #dce99e;
}
Background
.bg-dce99e {
  background-color: #dce99e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce99e {
  border: 2px solid #dce99e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce99e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 233 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 63% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce99e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce99e, #b7e99e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce99e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 233 158 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.55 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.85 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.27 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.02 #231661 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dce99e  rgb(220, 233, 158)  hsl(70, 63%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ab9ee9  rgb(171, 158, 233)  hsl(250, 63%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9edce9  rgb(158, 220, 233)  hsl(190, 63%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e99edc  rgb(233, 158, 220)  hsl(310, 63%, 77%)  Plum