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#DDE8A5

#dde8a5 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dde8a5 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 90.98% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.88% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 69.85°, with 59.29% saturation and 77.84% 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 16.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.758

Complementary

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #b0a5e8

Split complementary

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #a5bbe8
  3. #d1a5e8

Analogous

  1. #e8d1a5
  2. #dde8a5
  3. #bbe8a5

Triadic

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #a5dde8
  3. #e8a5dd

Tetradic

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #a5e8b0
  3. #b0a5e8
  4. #e8a5dd

Square

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #a5e8d1
  3. #b0a5e8
  4. #e8a5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #abc232
  2. #c6d868
  3. #dde8a5
  4. #f4f8e2
  5. #f9fbef

Shades

#dde8a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #c7d195
  3. #b1ba84
  4. #9ba274
  5. #858b63
  6. #6f7453
  7. #585d42
  8. #424632
  9. #2c2e21
  10. #161711
  11. #000000

Tints

#dde8a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #e0eaae
  3. #e4edb7
  4. #e7efc0
  5. #ebf1c9
  6. #eef4d2
  7. #f1f6db
  8. #f5f8e4
  9. #f8faed
  10. #fcfdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dde8a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dde8a5
  2. #d4dea1
  3. #cad39e
  4. #c1c99a
  5. #b8be96
  6. #afb493
  7. #a5aa8f
  8. #9c9f8b
  9. #939587
  10. #898a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e1a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e2a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e1d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e5a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dde8a5 {
  color: #dde8a5;
}
Background
.bg-dde8a5 {
  background-color: #dde8a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dde8a5 {
  border: 2px solid #dde8a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dde8a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 232 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 59% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dde8a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dde8a5, #bbe8a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dde8a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 232 165 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.82 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.29 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.40 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.44 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.57 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.98 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 8.15 #22175a Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dde8a5  rgb(221, 232, 165)  hsl(70, 59%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b0a5e8  rgb(176, 165, 232)  hsl(250, 59%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5dde8  rgb(165, 221, 232)  hsl(190, 59%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e8a5dd  rgb(232, 165, 221)  hsl(310, 59%, 78%)  Plum