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#CEFD9F

#cefd9f ≈ Pale Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cefd9f 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, 99.22% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.15% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 18.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.8588

Complementary

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #ce9ffd

Split complementary

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #9f9ffd
  3. #fd9ffd

Analogous

  1. #fdfd9f
  2. #cefd9f
  3. #9ffd9f

Triadic

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #9fcefd
  3. #fd9fce

Tetradic

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #9ffdce
  3. #ce9ffd
  4. #fd9fce

Square

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #9ffdfd
  3. #ce9ffd
  4. #fd9f9f

Monochromatic

  1. #81fa09
  2. #a8fb54
  3. #cefd9f
  4. #f4ffea
  5. #f5ffeb

Shades

#cefd9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #b9e48f
  3. #a5ca7f
  4. #90b16f
  5. #7c985f
  6. #677f50
  7. #526540
  8. #3e4c30
  9. #293320
  10. #151910
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefd9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #d3fda9
  3. #d8fdb2
  4. #ddfebc
  5. #e2fec5
  6. #e7fecf
  7. #ebfed9
  8. #f0fee2
  9. #f5ffec
  10. #fafff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefd9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefd9f
  2. #c6f19c
  3. #bee499
  4. #b7d896
  5. #afcb93
  6. #a7bf90
  7. #9fb28c
  8. #97a689
  9. #909986
  10. #888d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2f4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feeda4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1f5e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f69b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecf4a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefd9f {
  color: #cefd9f;
}
Background
.bg-cefd9f {
  background-color: #cefd9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefd9f {
  border: 2px solid #cefd9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefd9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 253 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefd9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefd9f, #9ffd9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefd9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 253 159 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.53 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.85 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.14 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.41 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.50 #310260 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Pale Green
#cefd9f  rgb(206, 253, 159)  hsl(90, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green
#ce9ffd  rgb(206, 159, 253)  hsl(270, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#9fcefd  rgb(159, 206, 253)  hsl(210, 96%, 81%)  Light Sky Blue
#fd9fce  rgb(253, 159, 206)  hsl(330, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink