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#DCE99F

#dce99f ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce99f 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, 91.37% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 70.54°, with 62.71% saturation and 76.86% 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 16.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.76

Complementary

  1. #dce99f
  2. #ac9fe9

Split complementary

  1. #dce99f
  2. #9fb7e9
  3. #d19fe9

Analogous

  1. #e9d19f
  2. #dce99f
  3. #b7e99f

Triadic

  1. #dce99f
  2. #9fdce9
  3. #e99fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dce99f
  2. #9fe9ac
  3. #ac9fe9
  4. #e99fdc

Square

  1. #dce99f
  2. #9fe9d1
  3. #ac9fe9
  4. #e99fb7

Monochromatic

  1. #a8c22d
  2. #c5db61
  3. #dce99f
  4. #f3f7dd
  5. #f9fbee

Shades

#dce99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce99f
  2. #c6d28f
  3. #b0ba7f
  4. #9aa36f
  5. #848c5f
  6. #6e7550
  7. #585d40
  8. #424630
  9. #2c2f20
  10. #161710
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce99f
  2. #e0eba9
  3. #e3edb2
  4. #e7f0bc
  5. #eaf2c5
  6. #eef4cf
  7. #f1f6d9
  8. #f5f8e2
  9. #f8fbec
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce99f
  2. #d3df9c
  3. #cad499
  4. #c0ca96
  5. #b7bf93
  6. #aeb590
  7. #a5aa8c
  8. #9ca089
  9. #929586
  10. #898b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e5cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3e29a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e3a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e1d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae59c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e5a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce99f {
  color: #dce99f;
}
Background
.bg-dce99f {
  background-color: #dce99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce99f {
  border: 2px solid #dce99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 233 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 63% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce99f, #b7e99f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 233 159 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.95 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.10 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.11 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.45 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 8.91 #231660 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dce99f  rgb(220, 233, 159)  hsl(71, 63%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ac9fe9  rgb(172, 159, 233)  hsl(251, 63%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fdce9  rgb(159, 220, 233)  hsl(191, 63%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e99fdc  rgb(233, 159, 220)  hsl(311, 63%, 77%)  Plum