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#CEF99D

#cef99d ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cef99d 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, 97.65% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.95% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 88.04°, with 88.46% saturation and 79.61% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 7.67.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8331

Complementary

  1. #cef99d
  2. #c89df9

Split complementary

  1. #cef99d
  2. #9da0f9
  3. #f69df9

Analogous

  1. #f9f69d
  2. #cef99d
  3. #a0f99d

Triadic

  1. #cef99d
  2. #9dcef9
  3. #f99dce

Tetradic

  1. #cef99d
  2. #9df9c8
  3. #c89df9
  4. #f99dce

Square

  1. #cef99d
  2. #9df9f6
  3. #c89df9
  4. #f99da0

Monochromatic

  1. #86ee0f
  2. #aaf555
  3. #cef99d
  4. #f2fde5
  5. #f5feec

Shades

#cef99d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef99d
  2. #b9e08d
  3. #a5c77e
  4. #90ae6e
  5. #7c955e
  6. #677d4f
  7. #52643f
  8. #3e4b2f
  9. #29321f
  10. #151910
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef99d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef99d
  2. #d3faa7
  3. #d8fab1
  4. #ddfbba
  5. #e2fbc4
  6. #e7fcce
  7. #ebfdd8
  8. #f0fde2
  9. #f5feeb
  10. #fafef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef99d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef99d
  2. #c6ed9a
  3. #bee197
  4. #b7d594
  5. #afc991
  6. #a7bd8f
  7. #9fb08c
  8. #97a489
  9. #909886
  10. #888c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbeaa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2f1e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eff299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf0a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f4ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef99d {
  color: #cef99d;
}
Background
.bg-cef99d {
  background-color: #cef99d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef99d {
  border: 2px solid #cef99d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef99d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 249 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 88% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef99d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef99d, #a0f99d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef99d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 249 157 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.67 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.87 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.99 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.18 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.54 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.86 #310662 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#cef99d  rgb(206, 249, 157)  hsl(88, 88%, 80%)  Inchworm
#c89df9  rgb(200, 157, 249)  hsl(268, 88%, 80%)  Mauve
#9dcef9  rgb(157, 206, 249)  hsl(208, 88%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#f99dce  rgb(249, 157, 206)  hsl(328, 88%, 80%)  Carnation Pink