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#DBE8A6

#dbe8a6 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbe8a6 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 90.98% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 71.82°, with 58.93% saturation and 78.04% 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 16.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.7553

Complementary

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #b3a6e8

Split complementary

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #a6bae8
  3. #d4a6e8

Analogous

  1. #e8d4a6
  2. #dbe8a6
  3. #bae8a6

Triadic

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #a6dbe8
  3. #e8a6db

Tetradic

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #a6e8b3
  3. #b3a6e8
  4. #e8a6db

Square

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #a6e8d4
  3. #b3a6e8
  4. #e8a6ba

Monochromatic

  1. #a6c332
  2. #c2d869
  3. #dbe8a6
  4. #f4f8e3
  5. #f8fbef

Shades

#dbe8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #c5d195
  3. #afba85
  4. #99a274
  5. #838b64
  6. #6e7453
  7. #585d42
  8. #424632
  9. #2c2e21
  10. #161711
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbe8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #dfeaaf
  3. #e2edb8
  4. #e6efc1
  5. #e9f1ca
  6. #edf4d3
  7. #f1f6db
  8. #f4f8e4
  9. #f8faed
  10. #fbfdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbe8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #d2dea2
  3. #c9d39e
  4. #c0c99b
  5. #b7be97
  6. #aeb493
  7. #a4aa8f
  8. #9b9f8b
  9. #929588
  10. #898a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e1a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e2a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2e1d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e4a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e4a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfe4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbe8a6 {
  color: #dbe8a6;
}
Background
.bg-dbe8a6 {
  background-color: #dbe8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbe8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #dbe8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbe8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 232 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 59% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbe8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbe8a6, #bae8a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbe8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 232 166 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.32 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.87 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.88 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.94 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 8.15 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 8.33 #241759 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dbe8a6  rgb(219, 232, 166)  hsl(72, 59%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b3a6e8  rgb(179, 166, 232)  hsl(252, 59%, 78%)  Wisteria
#a6dbe8  rgb(166, 219, 232)  hsl(192, 59%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e8a6db  rgb(232, 166, 219)  hsl(312, 59%, 78%)  Plum