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#DCE5A1

#dce5a1 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce5a1 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 89.8% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.69% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 67.94°, with 56.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.7383

Complementary

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #aaa1e5

Split complementary

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #a1bae5
  3. #cca1e5

Analogous

  1. #e5cca1
  2. #dce5a1
  3. #bae5a1

Triadic

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #a1dce5
  3. #e5a1dc

Tetradic

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #a1e5aa
  3. #aaa1e5
  4. #e5a1dc

Square

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #a1e5cc
  3. #aaa1e5
  4. #e5a1ba

Monochromatic

  1. #a8ba33
  2. #c6d465
  3. #dce5a1
  4. #f2f6dd
  5. #f9fbef

Shades

#dce5a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #c6ce91
  3. #b0b781
  4. #9aa071
  5. #848961
  6. #6e7351
  7. #585c40
  8. #424530
  9. #2c2e20
  10. #161710
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce5a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #e0e8aa
  3. #e3eab4
  4. #e7edbd
  5. #eaefc7
  6. #eef2d0
  7. #f1f5d9
  8. #f5f7e3
  9. #f8faec
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce5a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce5a1
  2. #d3db9e
  3. #cad19a
  4. #c0c797
  5. #b7bd94
  6. #aeb391
  7. #a5a88d
  8. #9c9e8a
  9. #929487
  10. #898a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee1c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efde9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eee0a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4ddd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e19e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e2a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e0c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce5a1 {
  color: #dce5a1;
}
Background
.bg-dce5a1 {
  background-color: #dce5a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce5a1 {
  border: 2px solid #dce5a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce5a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 229 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 57% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce5a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce5a1, #bae5a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce5a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 229 161 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.50 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.02 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.52 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.12 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 8.22 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 8.32 #231a5e Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dce5a1  rgb(220, 229, 161)  hsl(68, 57%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aaa1e5  rgb(170, 161, 229)  hsl(248, 57%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a1dce5  rgb(161, 220, 229)  hsl(188, 57%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#e5a1dc  rgb(229, 161, 220)  hsl(308, 57%, 76%)  Plum