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#C8D299

#c8d299 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8d299 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 82.35% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.14% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 70.53°, with 38.78% saturation and 71.18% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6067

Complementary

  1. #c8d299
  2. #a399d2

Split complementary

  1. #c8d299
  2. #99acd2
  3. #c099d2

Analogous

  1. #d2c099
  2. #c8d299
  3. #acd299

Triadic

  1. #c8d299
  2. #99c8d2
  3. #d299c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d299
  2. #99d2a3
  3. #a399d2
  4. #d299c8

Square

  1. #c8d299
  2. #99d2c0
  3. #a399d2
  4. #d299ac

Monochromatic

  1. #839240
  2. #abbb64
  3. #c8d299
  4. #e5e9ce
  5. #f7f9f1

Shades

#c8d299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d299
  2. #b4bd8a
  3. #a0a87a
  4. #8c936b
  5. #787e5c
  6. #64694d
  7. #50543d
  8. #3c3f2e
  9. #282a1f
  10. #14150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d299
  2. #ced7a3
  3. #d3dbad
  4. #d9e0b8
  5. #dee4c2
  6. #e4e9cc
  7. #e9edd6
  8. #eff2e0
  9. #f4f6eb
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d299
  2. #c1ca97
  3. #bac294
  4. #b2b992
  5. #abb18f
  6. #a4a98d
  7. #9da18a
  8. #969988
  9. #8e9085
  10. #878883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcfba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacc95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cd9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ce97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cf9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccceb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d299 {
  color: #c8d299;
}
Background
.bg-c8d299 {
  background-color: #c8d299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d299 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 210 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 39% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d299, #acd299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 210 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.53 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.78 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.92 #372d66 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#c8d299  rgb(200, 210, 153)  hsl(71, 39%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a399d2  rgb(163, 153, 210)  hsl(251, 39%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99c8d2  rgb(153, 200, 210)  hsl(191, 39%, 71%)  Light Blue
#d299c8  rgb(210, 153, 200)  hsl(311, 39%, 71%)  Plum