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#CADD95

#cadd95 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cadd95 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 86.67% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.58% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 75.83°, with 51.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.6644

Complementary

  1. #cadd95
  2. #a895dd

Split complementary

  1. #cadd95
  2. #95a6dd
  3. #cc95dd

Analogous

  1. #ddcc95
  2. #cadd95
  3. #a6dd95

Triadic

  1. #cadd95
  2. #95cadd
  3. #dd95ca

Tetradic

  1. #cadd95
  2. #95dda8
  3. #a895dd
  4. #dd95ca

Square

  1. #cadd95
  2. #95ddcc
  3. #a895dd
  4. #dd95a6

Monochromatic

  1. #87a435
  2. #adca5b
  3. #cadd95
  4. #e7f0cf
  5. #f7faf0

Shades

#cadd95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cadd95
  2. #b6c786
  3. #a2b177
  4. #8d9b68
  5. #798559
  6. #656f4b
  7. #51583c
  8. #3d422d
  9. #282c1e
  10. #14160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cadd95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cadd95
  2. #cfe0a0
  3. #d5e4aa
  4. #dae7b5
  5. #dfebbf
  6. #e5eeca
  7. #eaf1d5
  8. #eff5df
  9. #f4f8ea
  10. #fafcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cadd95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cadd95
  2. #c3d493
  3. #bbca91
  4. #b4c18f
  5. #acb88d
  6. #a5af8b
  7. #9ea588
  8. #969c86
  9. #8f9384
  10. #878982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d8bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d6cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd892 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad897 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ced9b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cadd95 {
  color: #cadd95;
}
Background
.bg-cadd95 {
  background-color: #cadd95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cadd95 {
  border: 2px solid #cadd95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cadd95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 221 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 51% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cadd95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cadd95, #a6dd95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cadd95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 221 149 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.72 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.94 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.71 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.07 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.73 #35226a Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#cadd95  rgb(202, 221, 149)  hsl(76, 51%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a895dd  rgb(168, 149, 221)  hsl(256, 51%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#95cadd  rgb(149, 202, 221)  hsl(196, 51%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#dd95ca  rgb(221, 149, 202)  hsl(316, 51%, 73%)  Plum