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#DCE69D

#dce69d ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce69d 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, 90.2% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.74% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 68.22°, with 59.35% saturation and 75.88% 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 15.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.7424

Complementary

  1. #dce69d
  2. #a79de6

Split complementary

  1. #dce69d
  2. #9db7e6
  3. #cb9de6

Analogous

  1. #e6cb9d
  2. #dce69d
  3. #b7e69d

Triadic

  1. #dce69d
  2. #9ddce6
  3. #e69ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dce69d
  2. #9de6a7
  3. #a79de6
  4. #e69ddc

Square

  1. #dce69d
  2. #9de6cb
  3. #a79de6
  4. #e69db7

Monochromatic

  1. #a7ba30
  2. #c6d660
  3. #dce69d
  4. #f2f6da
  5. #f9fbef

Shades

#dce69d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce69d
  2. #c6cf8d
  3. #b0b87e
  4. #9aa16e
  5. #848a5e
  6. #6e734f
  7. #585c3f
  8. #42452f
  9. #2c2e1f
  10. #161710
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce69d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce69d
  2. #e0e9a7
  3. #e3ebb1
  4. #e7eeba
  5. #eaf0c4
  6. #eef3ce
  7. #f1f5d8
  8. #f5f8e2
  9. #f8faeb
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce69d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce69d
  2. #d3dc9a
  3. #cad297
  4. #c0c794
  5. #b7bd91
  6. #aeb38f
  7. #a5a98c
  8. #9c9f89
  9. #929486
  10. #898a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee2c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0df98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efe0a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4ded3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e29a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e39f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce69d {
  color: #dce69d;
}
Background
.bg-dce69d {
  background-color: #dce69d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce69d {
  border: 2px solid #dce69d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce69d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 230 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 59% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce69d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce69d, #b7e69d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce69d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 230 157 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.37 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.44 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.58 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.06 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.51 #231962 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dce69d  rgb(220, 230, 157)  hsl(68, 59%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a79de6  rgb(167, 157, 230)  hsl(248, 59%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ddce6  rgb(157, 220, 230)  hsl(188, 59%, 76%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e69ddc  rgb(230, 157, 220)  hsl(308, 59%, 76%)  Plum