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#DEE9B5

#dee9b5 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dee9b5 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 91.37% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.32% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 72.69°, with 54.17% saturation and 81.18% 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 16.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.7714

Complementary

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #c0b5e9

Split complementary

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #b5c4e9
  3. #dab5e9

Analogous

  1. #e9dab5
  2. #dee9b5
  3. #c4e9b5

Triadic

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #b5dee9
  3. #e9b5de

Tetradic

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #b5e9c0
  3. #c0b5e9
  4. #e9b5de

Square

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #b5e9da
  3. #c0b5e9
  4. #e9b5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #a9c63f
  2. #c4d77a
  3. #dee9b5
  4. #f8faef
  5. #f8faef

Shades

#dee9b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #c8d2a3
  3. #b2ba91
  4. #9ba37f
  5. #858c6d
  6. #6f755b
  7. #595d48
  8. #434636
  9. #2c2f24
  10. #161712
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee9b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #e1ebbc
  3. #e5edc4
  4. #e8f0cb
  5. #ebf2d3
  6. #eff4da
  7. #f2f6e1
  8. #f5f8e9
  9. #f8fbf0
  10. #fcfdf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee9b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee9b5
  2. #d5dfb0
  3. #cbd4aa
  4. #c2caa5
  5. #b8bfa0
  6. #afb59b
  7. #a6aa95
  8. #9ca090
  9. #93958b
  10. #898b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e6d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0e3b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efe4b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e6b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e6b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e6cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee9b5 {
  color: #dee9b5;
}
Background
.bg-dee9b5 {
  background-color: #dee9b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee9b5 {
  border: 2px solid #dee9b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee9b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 233 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 54% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee9b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee9b5, #c4e9b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee9b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 233 181 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.63 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.19 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.49 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.83 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.97 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.72 #21164a Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dee9b5  rgb(222, 233, 181)  hsl(73, 54%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#c0b5e9  rgb(192, 181, 233)  hsl(253, 54%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#b5dee9  rgb(181, 222, 233)  hsl(193, 54%, 81%)  Light Blue
#e9b5de  rgb(233, 181, 222)  hsl(313, 54%, 81%)  Plum