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#DFEBCD

#dfebcd ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfebcd is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 42.86% saturation and 86.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.7951

Complementary

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #d9cdeb

Split complementary

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #cdd0eb
  3. #e8cdeb

Analogous

  1. #ebe8cd
  2. #dfebcd
  3. #d0ebcd

Triadic

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #cddfeb
  3. #ebcddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #cdebd9
  3. #d9cdeb
  4. #ebcddf

Square

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #cdebe8
  3. #d9cdeb
  4. #ebcdd0

Monochromatic

  1. #99bf60
  2. #bcd596
  3. #dfebcd
  4. #f6f9f0
  5. #f6f9f0

Shades

#dfebcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #c9d4b9
  3. #b2bca4
  4. #9ca590
  5. #868d7b
  6. #707667
  7. #595e52
  8. #43473e
  9. #2d2f29
  10. #161815
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfebcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #e2edd2
  3. #e5efd7
  4. #e9f1dc
  5. #ecf3e1
  6. #eff5e6
  7. #f2f7eb
  8. #f5f9f0
  9. #f9fbf5
  10. #fcfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfebcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfebcd
  2. #d6e0c5
  3. #ccd6be
  4. #c3cbb6
  5. #b9c0ae
  6. #b0b6a7
  7. #a6ab9f
  8. #9da097
  9. #93958f
  10. #8a8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e8dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efe7cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ede6ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1e8e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e8ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e9da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfebcd {
  color: #dfebcd;
}
Background
.bg-dfebcd {
  background-color: #dfebcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfebcd {
  border: 2px solid #dfebcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfebcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 235 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 43% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfebcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfebcd, #d0ebcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfebcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 235 205 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.65 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.14 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.43 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 6.77 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.83 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.53 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 8.02 #201432 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Beige
#dfebcd  rgb(223, 235, 205)  hsl(84, 43%, 86%)  Beige
#d9cdeb  rgb(217, 205, 235)  hsl(264, 43%, 86%)  Languid Lavender
#cddfeb  rgb(205, 223, 235)  hsl(204, 43%, 86%)  Pale Aqua
#ebcddf  rgb(235, 205, 223)  hsl(324, 43%, 86%)  Thistle