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#DEEE9D

#deee9d ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#deee9d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 93.33% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.03% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 71.85°, with 70.43% saturation and 77.45% 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 16.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.7911

Complementary

  1. #deee9d
  2. #ad9dee

Split complementary

  1. #deee9d
  2. #9db6ee
  3. #d59dee

Analogous

  1. #eed59d
  2. #deee9d
  3. #b6ee9d

Triadic

  1. #deee9d
  2. #9ddeee
  3. #ee9dde

Tetradic

  1. #deee9d
  2. #9deead
  3. #ad9dee
  4. #ee9dde

Square

  1. #deee9d
  2. #9deed5
  3. #ad9dee
  4. #ee9db6

Monochromatic

  1. #adce24
  2. #c8e35c
  3. #deee9d
  4. #f4f9de
  5. #f9fcee

Shades

#deee9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deee9d
  2. #c8d68d
  3. #b2be7e
  4. #9ba76e
  5. #858f5e
  6. #6f774f
  7. #595f3f
  8. #43472f
  9. #2c301f
  10. #161810
  11. #000000

Tints

#deee9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deee9d
  2. #e1f0a7
  3. #e5f1b1
  4. #e8f3ba
  5. #ebf5c4
  6. #eff7ce
  7. #f2f8d8
  8. #f5fae2
  9. #f8fceb
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deee9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deee9d
  2. #d5e39a
  3. #cbd897
  4. #c2cd94
  5. #b8c291
  6. #afb78f
  7. #a6ac8c
  8. #9ca189
  9. #939686
  10. #898b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e9cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e7a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6e6d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee99a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edea9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3e9c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deee9d {
  color: #deee9d;
}
Background
.bg-deee9d {
  background-color: #deee9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deee9d {
  border: 2px solid #deee9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deee9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 238 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 70% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deee9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deee9d, #b6ee9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deee9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 238 157 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.45 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.11 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.01 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.29 #211162 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#deee9d  rgb(222, 238, 157)  hsl(72, 70%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ad9dee  rgb(173, 157, 238)  hsl(252, 70%, 77%)  Wisteria
#9ddeee  rgb(157, 222, 238)  hsl(192, 70%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ee9dde  rgb(238, 157, 222)  hsl(312, 70%, 77%)  Plum