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#DBE5BE

#dbe5be ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dbe5be is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 89.8% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.03% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 75.38°, with 42.86% saturation and 82.16% 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 15.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.7482

Complementary

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #c8bee5

Split complementary

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #bec8e5
  3. #dcbee5

Analogous

  1. #e5dcbe
  2. #dbe5be
  3. #c8e5be

Triadic

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #bedbe5
  3. #e5bedb

Tetradic

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #bee5c8
  3. #c8bee5
  4. #e5bedb

Square

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #bee5dc
  3. #c8bee5
  4. #e5bec8

Monochromatic

  1. #9eb951
  2. #bdcf87
  3. #dbe5be
  4. #f7f9f0
  5. #f7f9f0

Shades

#dbe5be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #c5ceab
  3. #afb798
  4. #99a085
  5. #838972
  6. #6e735f
  7. #585c4c
  8. #424539
  9. #2c2e26
  10. #161713
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbe5be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #dfe8c5
  3. #e2eacb
  4. #e6edd2
  5. #e9efd8
  6. #edf2df
  7. #f1f5e5
  8. #f4f7ec
  9. #f8faf2
  10. #fbfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbe5be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbe5be
  2. #d2dbb8
  3. #c9d1b2
  4. #c0c7ab
  5. #b7bda5
  6. #aeb39f
  7. #a4a899
  8. #9b9e93
  9. #92948c
  10. #898a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebe0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9e1c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfe1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e2bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dde2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbe5be {
  color: #dbe5be;
}
Background
.bg-dbe5be {
  background-color: #dbe5be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbe5be {
  border: 2px solid #dbe5be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbe5be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 229 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 43% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbe5be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbe5be, #c8e5be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbe5be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 229 190 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.97 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.09 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.97 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 7.09 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.28 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.46 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.57 #241a41 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dbe5be  rgb(219, 229, 190)  hsl(75, 43%, 82%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#c8bee5  rgb(200, 190, 229)  hsl(255, 43%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#bedbe5  rgb(190, 219, 229)  hsl(195, 43%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#e5bedb  rgb(229, 190, 219)  hsl(315, 43%, 82%)  Thistle