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#D9E5CE

#d9e5ce ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d9e5ce is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 89.8% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.04% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 91.3°, with 30.67% saturation and 85.29% 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 16.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7525

Complementary

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #dacee5

Split complementary

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #cecee5
  3. #e5cee4

Analogous

  1. #e4e5ce
  2. #d9e5ce
  3. #cee5ce

Triadic

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #ced9e5
  3. #e5ced9

Tetradic

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #cee5da
  3. #dacee5
  4. #e5ced9

Square

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #cee4e5
  3. #dacee5
  4. #e5cece

Monochromatic

  1. #8bb06a
  2. #b2ca9c
  3. #d9e5ce
  4. #f5f8f2
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#d9e5ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #c3ceb9
  3. #aeb7a5
  4. #98a090
  5. #82897c
  6. #6d7367
  7. #575c52
  8. #41453e
  9. #2b2e29
  10. #161715
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9e5ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #dde8d3
  3. #e1ead8
  4. #e4eddd
  5. #e8efe2
  6. #ecf2e7
  7. #f0f5eb
  8. #f4f7f0
  9. #f7faf5
  10. #fbfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9e5ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9e5ce
  2. #d0dbc6
  3. #c7d1be
  4. #bec7b7
  5. #b5bdaf
  6. #adb3a7
  7. #a4a89f
  8. #9b9e97
  9. #929490
  10. #898a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee3da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8e2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6e1cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae3de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e2cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dae4d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9e5ce {
  color: #d9e5ce;
}
Background
.bg-d9e5ce {
  background-color: #d9e5ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9e5ce {
  border: 2px solid #d9e5ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9e5ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 229 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 31% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9e5ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9e5ce, #cee5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9e5ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 229 206 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.12 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 6.30 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.73 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.02 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 8.06 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 8.57 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.60 #261a31 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Beige
#d9e5ce  rgb(217, 229, 206)  hsl(91, 31%, 85%)  Beige
#dacee5  rgb(218, 206, 229)  hsl(271, 31%, 85%)  Languid Lavender
#ced9e5  rgb(206, 217, 229)  hsl(211, 31%, 85%)  Pale Aqua
#e5ced9  rgb(229, 206, 217)  hsl(331, 31%, 85%)  Languid Lavender