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#DDE596

#dde596 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dde596 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 66.08°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% 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 15.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.7361

Complementary

  1. #dde596
  2. #9e96e5

Split complementary

  1. #dde596
  2. #96b5e5
  3. #c596e5

Analogous

  1. #e5c596
  2. #dde596
  3. #b5e596

Triadic

  1. #dde596
  2. #96dde5
  3. #e596dd

Tetradic

  1. #dde596
  2. #96e59e
  3. #9e96e5
  4. #e596dd

Square

  1. #dde596
  2. #96e5c5
  3. #9e96e5
  4. #e596b5

Monochromatic

  1. #a7b52d
  2. #c9d659
  3. #dde596
  4. #f1f4d3
  5. #fafbef

Shades

#dde596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dde596
  2. #c7ce87
  3. #b1b778
  4. #9ba069
  5. #85895a
  6. #6f734b
  7. #585c3c
  8. #42452d
  9. #2c2e1e
  10. #16170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dde596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dde596
  2. #e0e8a1
  3. #e4eaab
  4. #e7edb6
  5. #ebefc0
  6. #eef2cb
  7. #f1f5d5
  8. #f5f7e0
  9. #f8faea
  10. #fcfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dde596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dde596
  2. #d4db94
  3. #cad192
  4. #c1c78f
  5. #b8bd8d
  6. #afb38b
  7. #a5a889
  8. #9c9e87
  9. #939484
  10. #898a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee1c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0de90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6dcd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e193 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3e0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dde596 {
  color: #dde596;
}
Background
.bg-dde596 {
  background-color: #dde596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dde596 {
  border: 2px solid #dde596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dde596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dde596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dde596, #b5e596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dde596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.03 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.36 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.29 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.43 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.01 #221a69 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dde596  rgb(221, 229, 150)  hsl(66, 60%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9e96e5  rgb(158, 150, 229)  hsl(246, 60%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dde5  rgb(150, 221, 229)  hsl(186, 60%, 74%)  Powder Blue
#e596dd  rgb(229, 150, 221)  hsl(306, 60%, 74%)  Plum