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#CFD99F

#cfd99f ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfd99f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 85.1% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.73% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 70.34°, 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 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6539

Complementary

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #a99fd9

Split complementary

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #9fb2d9
  3. #c69fd9

Analogous

  1. #d9c69f
  2. #cfd99f
  3. #b2d99f

Triadic

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #9fcfd9
  3. #d99fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #9fd9a9
  3. #a99fd9
  4. #d99fcf

Square

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #9fd9c6
  3. #a99fd9
  4. #d99fb2

Monochromatic

  1. #8fa03f
  2. #b4c368
  3. #cfd99f
  4. #eaefd6
  5. #f8f9f0

Shades

#cfd99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #bac38f
  3. #a6ae7f
  4. #91986f
  5. #7c825f
  6. #686d50
  7. #535740
  8. #3e4130
  9. #292b20
  10. #151610
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfd99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #d4dda9
  3. #d9e1b2
  4. #dde4bc
  5. #e2e8c5
  6. #e7eccf
  7. #ecf0d9
  8. #f1f4e2
  9. #f5f7ec
  10. #fafbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfd99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfd99f
  2. #c7d09c
  3. #bfc799
  4. #b7be96
  5. #afb593
  6. #a8ad90
  7. #a0a48c
  8. #989b89
  9. #909286
  10. #888983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2d6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d4a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5d3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad59d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad6a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3d5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfd99f {
  color: #cfd99f;
}
Background
.bg-cfd99f {
  background-color: #cfd99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfd99f {
  border: 2px solid #cfd99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfd99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 217 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 43% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfd99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfd99f, #b2d99f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfd99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 217 159 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.23 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.81 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.12 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.80 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.88 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.05 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 9.52 #302660 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#cfd99f  rgb(207, 217, 159)  hsl(70, 43%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a99fd9  rgb(169, 159, 217)  hsl(250, 43%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fcfd9  rgb(159, 207, 217)  hsl(190, 43%, 74%)  Light Blue
#d99fcf  rgb(217, 159, 207)  hsl(310, 43%, 74%)  Plum