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#C8D489

#c8d489 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8d489 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 83.14% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.38% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 69.6°, with 46.58% saturation and 68.43% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 7.73.

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Relative luminance0.6117

Complementary

  1. #c8d489
  2. #9589d4

Split complementary

  1. #c8d489
  2. #89a2d4
  3. #ba89d4

Analogous

  1. #d4ba89
  2. #c8d489
  3. #a2d489

Triadic

  1. #c8d489
  2. #89c8d4
  3. #d489c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d489
  2. #89d495
  3. #9589d4
  4. #d489c8

Square

  1. #c8d489
  2. #89d4ba
  3. #9589d4
  4. #d489a2

Monochromatic

  1. #819034
  2. #aec051
  3. #c8d489
  4. #e2e8c1
  5. #f8faf0

Shades

#c8d489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d489
  2. #b4bf7b
  3. #a0aa6e
  4. #8c9460
  5. #787f52
  6. #646a45
  7. #505537
  8. #3c4029
  9. #282a1b
  10. #14150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d489
  2. #ced895
  3. #d3dda1
  4. #d9e1ac
  5. #dee5b8
  6. #e4eac4
  7. #e9eed0
  8. #eff2dc
  9. #f4f6e7
  10. #fafbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d489
  2. #c1cc88
  3. #bac387
  4. #b2bb86
  5. #abb285
  6. #a4aa85
  7. #9da284
  8. #969983
  9. #8e9182
  10. #878881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decd84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddce8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0ccc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d086 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d08b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d489 {
  color: #c8d489;
}
Background
.bg-c8d489 {
  background-color: #c8d489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d489 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 212 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 47% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d489, #a2d489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 212 137 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.23 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.48 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.23 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.23 #372b76 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#c8d489  rgb(200, 212, 137)  hsl(70, 47%, 68%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9589d4  rgb(149, 137, 212)  hsl(250, 47%, 68%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#89c8d4  rgb(137, 200, 212)  hsl(190, 47%, 68%)  Non-Photo Blue
#d489c8  rgb(212, 137, 200)  hsl(310, 47%, 68%)  Plum