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#CED99F

#ced99f ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ced99f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 85.1% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.73% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 71.38°, with 43.28% 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 14.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6525

Complementary

  1. #ced99f
  2. #aa9fd9

Split complementary

  1. #ced99f
  2. #9fb1d9
  3. #c79fd9

Analogous

  1. #d9c79f
  2. #ced99f
  3. #b1d99f

Triadic

  1. #ced99f
  2. #9fced9
  3. #d99fce

Tetradic

  1. #ced99f
  2. #9fd9aa
  3. #aa9fd9
  4. #d99fce

Square

  1. #ced99f
  2. #9fd9c7
  3. #aa9fd9
  4. #d99fb1

Monochromatic

  1. #8da03f
  2. #b2c368
  3. #ced99f
  4. #eaefd6
  5. #f8f9f0

Shades

#ced99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced99f
  2. #b9c38f
  3. #a5ae7f
  4. #90986f
  5. #7c825f
  6. #676d50
  7. #525740
  8. #3e4130
  9. #292b20
  10. #151610
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced99f
  2. #d3dda9
  3. #d8e1b2
  4. #dde4bc
  5. #e2e8c5
  6. #e7eccf
  7. #ebf0d9
  8. #f0f4e2
  9. #f5f7ec
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced99f
  2. #c6d09c
  3. #bec799
  4. #b7be96
  5. #afb593
  6. #a7ad90
  7. #9fa48c
  8. #979b89
  9. #909286
  10. #888983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d6c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d4a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4d3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad59d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9d6a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2d5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced99f {
  color: #ced99f;
}
Background
.bg-ced99f {
  background-color: #ced99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced99f {
  border: 2px solid #ced99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 217 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 43% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced99f, #b1d99f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 217 159 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.47 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.63 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.38 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.97 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.02 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.26 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 9.64 #312660 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#ced99f  rgb(206, 217, 159)  hsl(71, 43%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aa9fd9  rgb(170, 159, 217)  hsl(251, 43%, 74%)  Wisteria
#9fced9  rgb(159, 206, 217)  hsl(191, 43%, 74%)  Light Blue
#d99fce  rgb(217, 159, 206)  hsl(311, 43%, 74%)  Plum