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#CEFA9B

#cefa9b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cefa9b 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, 98.04% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 87.79°, with 90.48% saturation and 79.41% 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 17.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 7.35.

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Relative luminance0.8386

Complementary

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #c79bfa

Split complementary

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #9b9efa
  3. #f79bfa

Analogous

  1. #faf79b
  2. #cefa9b
  3. #9efa9b

Triadic

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #9bcefa
  3. #fa9bce

Tetradic

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #9bfac7
  3. #c79bfa
  4. #fa9bce

Square

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #9bfaf7
  3. #c79bfa
  4. #fa9b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #86f00c
  2. #aaf652
  3. #cefa9b
  4. #f2fee4
  5. #f5feec

Shades

#cefa9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #b9e18c
  3. #a5c87c
  4. #90af6d
  5. #7c965d
  6. #677d4e
  7. #52643e
  8. #3e4b2f
  9. #29321f
  10. #151910
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefa9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #d3fba5
  3. #d8fbaf
  4. #ddfcb9
  5. #e2fcc3
  6. #e7fdcd
  7. #ebfdd7
  8. #f0fee1
  9. #f5feeb
  10. #fafff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefa9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefa9b
  2. #c6ee98
  3. #bee296
  4. #b7d593
  5. #afc990
  6. #a7bd8e
  7. #9fb18b
  8. #97a588
  9. #909885
  10. #888c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fceba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2f2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eff397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebf19e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f5ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefa9b {
  color: #cefa9b;
}
Background
.bg-cefa9b {
  background-color: #cefa9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefa9b {
  border: 2px solid #cefa9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefa9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 250 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 90% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefa9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefa9b, #9efa9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefa9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 250 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.35 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.96 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.11 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.20 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.63 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.73 #310564 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Inchworm
#cefa9b  rgb(206, 250, 155)  hsl(88, 90%, 79%)  Inchworm
#c79bfa  rgb(199, 155, 250)  hsl(268, 90%, 79%)  Mauve
#9bcefa  rgb(155, 206, 250)  hsl(208, 90%, 79%)  Light Sky Blue
#fa9bce  rgb(250, 155, 206)  hsl(328, 90%, 79%)  Carnation Pink