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#C8D894

#c8d894 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8d894 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, 84.71% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.48% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 74.12°, with 46.58% saturation and 71.37% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 7.65.

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Relative luminance0.6353

Complementary

  1. #c8d894
  2. #a494d8

Split complementary

  1. #c8d894
  2. #94a6d8
  3. #c694d8

Analogous

  1. #d8c694
  2. #c8d894
  3. #a6d894

Triadic

  1. #c8d894
  2. #94c8d8
  3. #d894c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d894
  2. #94d8a4
  3. #a494d8
  4. #d894c8

Square

  1. #c8d894
  2. #94d8c6
  3. #a494d8
  4. #d894a6

Monochromatic

  1. #849b38
  2. #abc45c
  3. #c8d894
  4. #e5eccc
  5. #f7faf0

Shades

#c8d894 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d894
  2. #b4c285
  3. #a0ad76
  4. #8c9768
  5. #788259
  6. #646c4a
  7. #50563b
  8. #3c412c
  9. #282b1e
  10. #14160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d894 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d894
  2. #cedc9f
  3. #d3e0a9
  4. #d9e4b4
  5. #dee8bf
  6. #e4ecca
  7. #e9efd4
  8. #eff3df
  9. #f4f7ea
  10. #fafbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d894 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d894
  2. #c1cf92
  3. #bac690
  4. #b2be8e
  5. #abb58c
  6. #a4ac8a
  7. #9da388
  8. #969a86
  9. #8e9284
  10. #878982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d18f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ced1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d491 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccd4b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d894 {
  color: #c8d894;
}
Background
.bg-c8d894 {
  background-color: #c8d894;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d894 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d894;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d894;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 216 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 47% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d894 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d894, #a6d894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d894 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 216 148 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.65 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.34 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.40 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.54 #37276b Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#c8d894  rgb(200, 216, 148)  hsl(74, 47%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a494d8  rgb(164, 148, 216)  hsl(254, 47%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#94c8d8  rgb(148, 200, 216)  hsl(194, 47%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#d894c8  rgb(216, 148, 200)  hsl(314, 47%, 71%)  Plum