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#CCDA9E

#ccda9e ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccda9e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 85.49% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.52% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 74°, with 44.78% saturation and 73.73% 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6545

Complementary

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #ac9eda

Split complementary

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #9eaeda
  3. #ca9eda

Analogous

  1. #daca9e
  2. #ccda9e
  3. #aeda9e

Triadic

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #9eccda
  3. #da9ecc

Tetradic

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #9edaac
  3. #ac9eda
  4. #da9ecc

Square

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #9edaca
  3. #ac9eda
  4. #da9eae

Monochromatic

  1. #8aa13e
  2. #afc567
  3. #ccda9e
  4. #e9efd5
  5. #f7f9f0

Shades

#ccda9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #b8c48e
  3. #a3ae7e
  4. #8f996f
  5. #7a835f
  6. #666d4f
  7. #52573f
  8. #3d412f
  9. #292c20
  10. #141610
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccda9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #d1dea8
  3. #d6e1b1
  4. #dbe5bb
  5. #e0e9c5
  6. #e6edcf
  7. #ebf0d8
  8. #f0f4e2
  9. #f5f8ec
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccda9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccda9e
  2. #c4d19b
  3. #bdc898
  4. #b5bf95
  5. #aeb692
  6. #a6ad8f
  7. #9ea48c
  8. #979b89
  9. #8f9286
  10. #888983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d6c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d4a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2d4ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d69c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d6a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0d6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccda9e {
  color: #ccda9e;
}
Background
.bg-ccda9e {
  background-color: #ccda9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccda9e {
  border: 2px solid #ccda9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccda9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 218 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccda9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccda9e, #aeda9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccda9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 218 158 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.97 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.23 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.02 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.16 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.53 #332561 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#ccda9e  rgb(204, 218, 158)  hsl(74, 45%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ac9eda  rgb(172, 158, 218)  hsl(254, 45%, 74%)  Wisteria
#9eccda  rgb(158, 204, 218)  hsl(194, 45%, 74%)  Light Blue
#da9ecc  rgb(218, 158, 204)  hsl(314, 45%, 74%)  Plum