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#DFEC9B

#dfec9b ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfec9b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 92.55% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.32% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 69.63°, with 68.07% saturation and 76.67% 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 16.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.7805

Complementary

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #a89bec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #9bb7ec
  3. #d19bec

Analogous

  1. #ecd19b
  2. #dfec9b
  3. #b7ec9b

Triadic

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #9bdfec
  3. #ec9bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #9beca8
  3. #a89bec
  4. #ec9bdf

Square

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #9becd1
  3. #a89bec
  4. #ec9bb7

Monochromatic

  1. #aec826
  2. #cae05b
  3. #dfec9b
  4. #f4f8db
  5. #fafcee

Shades

#dfec9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #c9d48c
  3. #b2bd7c
  4. #9ca56d
  5. #868e5d
  6. #70764e
  7. #595e3e
  8. #43472f
  9. #2d2f1f
  10. #161810
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #e2eea5
  3. #e5f0af
  4. #e9f2b9
  5. #ecf4c3
  6. #eff6cd
  7. #f2f7d7
  8. #f5f9e1
  9. #f9fbeb
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec9b
  2. #d6e198
  3. #ccd696
  4. #c3cc93
  5. #b9c190
  6. #b0b68e
  7. #a6ab8b
  8. #9da088
  9. #939685
  10. #8a8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7e495 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e59f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8e3d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede89d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4e7c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec9b {
  color: #dfec9b;
}
Background
.bg-dfec9b {
  background-color: #dfec9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec9b {
  border: 2px solid #dfec9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec9b, #b7ec9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 155 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.88 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.35 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.37 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.88 #201364 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfec9b  rgb(223, 236, 155)  hsl(70, 68%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a89bec  rgb(168, 155, 236)  hsl(250, 68%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bdfec  rgb(155, 223, 236)  hsl(190, 68%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ec9bdf  rgb(236, 155, 223)  hsl(310, 68%, 77%)  Plum