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#DDE9C9

#dde9c9 ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dde9c9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 91.37% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 42.11% saturation and 85.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 16.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.7787

Complementary

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #d5c9e9

Split complementary

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #c9cde9
  3. #e5c9e9

Analogous

  1. #e9e5c9
  2. #dde9c9
  3. #cde9c9

Triadic

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #c9dde9
  3. #e9c9dd

Tetradic

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #c9e9d5
  3. #d5c9e9
  4. #e9c9dd

Square

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #c9e9e5
  3. #d5c9e9
  4. #e9c9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #99bd5c
  2. #bbd393
  3. #dde9c9
  4. #f6f9f1
  5. #f6f9f1

Shades

#dde9c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #c7d2b5
  3. #b1baa1
  4. #9ba38d
  5. #858c79
  6. #6f7565
  7. #585d50
  8. #42463c
  9. #2c2f28
  10. #161714
  11. #000000

Tints

#dde9c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #e0ebce
  3. #e4edd4
  4. #e7f0d9
  5. #ebf2df
  6. #eef4e4
  7. #f1f6e9
  8. #f5f8ef
  9. #f8fbf4
  10. #fcfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dde9c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dde9c9
  2. #d4dfc2
  3. #cad4ba
  4. #c1cab3
  5. #b8bfac
  6. #afb5a5
  7. #a5aa9d
  8. #9ca096
  9. #93958f
  10. #898b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ede5c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebe4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfe6e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e6c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e6ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dde9c9 {
  color: #dde9c9;
}
Background
.bg-dde9c9 {
  background-color: #dde9c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dde9c9 {
  border: 2px solid #dde9c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dde9c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 233 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 42% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dde9c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dde9c9, #cde9c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dde9c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 233 201 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.08 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.17 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.43 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.78 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.48 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 7.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.95 #221636 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Beige
#dde9c9  rgb(221, 233, 201)  hsl(83, 42%, 85%)  Beige
#d5c9e9  rgb(213, 201, 233)  hsl(263, 42%, 85%)  Languid Lavender
#c9dde9  rgb(201, 221, 233)  hsl(203, 42%, 85%)  Pale Aqua
#e9c9dd  rgb(233, 201, 221)  hsl(323, 42%, 85%)  Thistle