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#C8D99F

#c8d99f ≈ Tea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8d99f 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, 85.1% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.73% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 77.59°, with 43.28% saturation and 73.73% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tea Green (#d0f0c0), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6441

Complementary

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #b09fd9

Split complementary

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #9fabd9
  3. #cd9fd9

Analogous

  1. #d9cd9f
  2. #c8d99f
  3. #abd99f

Triadic

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #9fc8d9
  3. #d99fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #9fd9b0
  3. #b09fd9
  4. #d99fc8

Square

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #9fd9cd
  3. #b09fd9
  4. #d99fab

Monochromatic

  1. #83a03f
  2. #a9c368
  3. #c8d99f
  4. #e7efd6
  5. #f7f9f0

Shades

#c8d99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #b4c38f
  3. #a0ae7f
  4. #8c986f
  5. #78825f
  6. #646d50
  7. #505740
  8. #3c4130
  9. #282b20
  10. #141610
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #cedda9
  3. #d3e1b2
  4. #d9e4bc
  5. #dee8c5
  6. #e4eccf
  7. #e9f0d9
  8. #eff4e2
  9. #f4f7ec
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d99f
  2. #c1d09c
  3. #bac799
  4. #b2be96
  5. #abb593
  6. #a4ad90
  7. #9da48c
  8. #969b89
  9. #8e9286
  10. #878983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ced5c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d29b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded2a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdd3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d59d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d5a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbd5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d99f {
  color: #c8d99f;
}
Background
.bg-c8d99f {
  background-color: #c8d99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d99f {
  border: 2px solid #c8d99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 217 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 43% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d99f, #abd99f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 217 159 / 0.35);
}

#d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.42 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.65 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.83 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.93 #372660 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Tea Green
#c8d99f  rgb(200, 217, 159)  hsl(78, 43%, 74%)  Tea Green
#b09fd9  rgb(176, 159, 217)  hsl(258, 43%, 74%)  Wisteria
#9fc8d9  rgb(159, 200, 217)  hsl(198, 43%, 74%)  Light Blue
#d99fc8  rgb(217, 159, 200)  hsl(318, 43%, 74%)  Lilac