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#C8DB91

#c8db91 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8db91 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, 85.88% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 75.41°, with 50.68% saturation and 71.37% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 8.01.

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Relative luminance0.6499

Complementary

  1. #c8db91
  2. #a491db

Split complementary

  1. #c8db91
  2. #91a3db
  3. #c991db

Analogous

  1. #dbc991
  2. #c8db91
  3. #a3db91

Triadic

  1. #c8db91
  2. #91c8db
  3. #db91c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8db91
  2. #91dba4
  3. #a491db
  4. #db91c8

Square

  1. #c8db91
  2. #91dbc9
  3. #a491db
  4. #db91a3

Monochromatic

  1. #839f34
  2. #abc857
  3. #c8db91
  4. #e5eecb
  5. #f7faf0

Shades

#c8db91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8db91
  2. #b4c583
  3. #a0af74
  4. #8c9966
  5. #788357
  6. #646e49
  7. #50583a
  8. #3c422c
  9. #282c1d
  10. #14160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8db91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8db91
  2. #cedf9c
  3. #d3e2a7
  4. #d9e6b2
  5. #dee9bd
  6. #e4edc8
  7. #e9f1d3
  8. #eff4de
  9. #f4f8e9
  10. #fafbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8db91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8db91
  2. #c1d28f
  3. #bac98e
  4. #b2c08c
  5. #abb78a
  6. #a4ae89
  7. #9da487
  8. #969b85
  9. #8e9283
  10. #878982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d38c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d394 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ced4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d68e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d693 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccd7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8db91 {
  color: #c8db91;
}
Background
.bg-c8db91 {
  background-color: #c8db91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8db91 {
  border: 2px solid #c8db91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8db91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 219 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 51% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8db91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8db91, #a3db91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8db91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 219 145 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.01 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.24 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.51 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.34 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.70 #37246e Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#c8db91  rgb(200, 219, 145)  hsl(75, 51%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a491db  rgb(164, 145, 219)  hsl(255, 51%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#91c8db  rgb(145, 200, 219)  hsl(195, 51%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#db91c8  rgb(219, 145, 200)  hsl(315, 51%, 71%)  Plum