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#D9E699

#d9e699 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9e699 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 90.2% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.48% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 70.13°, with 60.63% saturation and 75.1% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7365

Complementary

  1. #d9e699
  2. #a699e6

Split complementary

  1. #d9e699
  2. #99b3e6
  3. #cd99e6

Analogous

  1. #e6cd99
  2. #d9e699
  3. #b3e699

Triadic

  1. #d9e699
  2. #99d9e6
  3. #e699d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9e699
  2. #99e6a6
  3. #a699e6
  4. #e699d9

Square

  1. #d9e699
  2. #99e6cd
  3. #a699e6
  4. #e699b3

Monochromatic

  1. #a1b92d
  2. #c2d75c
  3. #d9e699
  4. #f0f5d6
  5. #f9fbef

Shades

#d9e699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9e699
  2. #c3cf8a
  3. #aeb87a
  4. #98a16b
  5. #828a5c
  6. #6d734d
  7. #575c3d
  8. #41452e
  9. #2b2e1f
  10. #16170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9e699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9e699
  2. #dde9a3
  3. #e1ebad
  4. #e4eeb8
  5. #e8f0c2
  6. #ecf3cc
  7. #f0f5d6
  8. #f4f8e0
  9. #f7faeb
  10. #fbfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9e699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9e699
  2. #d0dc97
  3. #c7d294
  4. #bec792
  5. #b5bd8f
  6. #adb38d
  7. #a4a98a
  8. #9b9f88
  9. #929485
  10. #898a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dde2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0de94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdf9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1ded2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e29b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9e699 {
  color: #d9e699;
}
Background
.bg-d9e699 {
  background-color: #d9e699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9e699 {
  border: 2px solid #d9e699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9e699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 230 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 61% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9e699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9e699, #b3e699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9e699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 230 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.72 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.60 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.57 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.72 #261966 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#d9e699  rgb(217, 230, 153)  hsl(70, 61%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a699e6  rgb(166, 153, 230)  hsl(250, 61%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99d9e6  rgb(153, 217, 230)  hsl(190, 61%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e699d9  rgb(230, 153, 217)  hsl(310, 61%, 75%)  Plum