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#DEE4C8

#dee4c8 ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dee4c8 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 89.41% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.28% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 72.86°, with 34.15% saturation and 83.92% 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 16.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.7519

Complementary

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #cec8e4

Split complementary

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #c8d0e4
  3. #dcc8e4

Analogous

  1. #e4dcc8
  2. #dee4c8
  3. #d0e4c8

Triadic

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #c8dee4
  3. #e4c8de

Tetradic

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #c8e4ce
  3. #cec8e4
  4. #e4c8de

Square

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #c8e4dc
  3. #cec8e4
  4. #e4c8d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a0b261
  2. #bfcb95
  3. #dee4c8
  4. #f7f8f1
  5. #f7f8f1

Shades

#dee4c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #c8cdb4
  3. #b2b6a0
  4. #9ba08c
  5. #858978
  6. #6f7264
  7. #595b50
  8. #43443c
  9. #2c2e28
  10. #161714
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee4c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #e1e7ce
  3. #e5e9d3
  4. #e8ecd9
  5. #ebefde
  6. #eff2e4
  7. #f2f4e9
  8. #f5f7ef
  9. #f8faf4
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee4c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee4c8
  2. #d5dac1
  3. #cbd0ba
  4. #c2c6b2
  5. #b8bcab
  6. #afb2a4
  7. #a6a89d
  8. #9c9e96
  9. #93948e
  10. #898a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8e1c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8e1c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1e1dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e2c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e2c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e2d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee4c8 {
  color: #dee4c8;
}
Background
.bg-dee4c8 {
  background-color: #dee4c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee4c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dee4c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee4c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 228 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 34% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee4c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee4c8, #d0e4c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee4c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 228 200 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 4.81 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.18 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.36 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 6.56 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 7.24 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.33 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.58 #211b37 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Beige
#dee4c8  rgb(222, 228, 200)  hsl(73, 34%, 84%)  Beige
#cec8e4  rgb(206, 200, 228)  hsl(253, 34%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#c8dee4  rgb(200, 222, 228)  hsl(193, 34%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#e4c8de  rgb(228, 200, 222)  hsl(313, 34%, 84%)  Thistle