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#CEDD9C

#cedd9c ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cedd9c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 86.67% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 48.87% saturation and 73.92% 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 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.6724

Complementary

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #ab9cdd

Split complementary

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #9caddd
  3. #cc9cdd

Analogous

  1. #ddcc9c
  2. #cedd9c
  3. #addd9c

Triadic

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #9ccedd
  3. #dd9cce

Tetradic

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #9cddab
  3. #ab9cdd
  4. #dd9cce

Square

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #9cddcc
  3. #ab9cdd
  4. #dd9cad

Monochromatic

  1. #8da739
  2. #b2c963
  3. #cedd9c
  4. #eaf1d5
  5. #f7faf0

Shades

#cedd9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #b9c78c
  3. #a5b17d
  4. #909b6d
  5. #7c855e
  6. #676f4e
  7. #52583e
  8. #3e422f
  9. #292c1f
  10. #151610
  11. #000000

Tints

#cedd9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #d3e0a6
  3. #d8e4b0
  4. #dde7ba
  5. #e2ebc4
  6. #e7eece
  7. #ebf1d7
  8. #f0f5e1
  9. #f5f8eb
  10. #fafcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cedd9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cedd9c
  2. #c6d499
  3. #beca96
  4. #b7c194
  5. #afb891
  6. #a7af8e
  7. #9fa58b
  8. #979c88
  9. #909386
  10. #888983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d698 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d69f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4d6cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcd999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbd99e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2d9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cedd9c {
  color: #cedd9c;
}
Background
.bg-cedd9c {
  background-color: #cedd9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cedd9c {
  border: 2px solid #cedd9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cedd9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 221 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 49% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cedd9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cedd9c, #addd9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cedd9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 221 156 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.97 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.04 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.55 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.64 #312263 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#cedd9c  rgb(206, 221, 156)  hsl(74, 49%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ab9cdd  rgb(171, 156, 221)  hsl(254, 49%, 74%)  Wisteria
#9ccedd  rgb(156, 206, 221)  hsl(194, 49%, 74%)  Light Blue
#dd9cce  rgb(221, 156, 206)  hsl(314, 49%, 74%)  Plum