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#DFEC9E

#dfec9e ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfec9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.05% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 70°, with 67.24% saturation and 77.25% 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 16.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.7815

Complementary

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #ab9eec

Split complementary

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #9eb8ec
  3. #d29eec

Analogous

  1. #ecd29e
  2. #dfec9e
  3. #b8ec9e

Triadic

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #9edfec
  3. #ec9edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #9eecab
  3. #ab9eec
  4. #ec9edf

Square

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #9eecd2
  3. #ab9eec
  4. #ec9eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #aeca27
  2. #cadf5e
  3. #dfec9e
  4. #f4f9de
  5. #f9fcee

Shades

#dfec9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #c9d48e
  3. #b2bd7e
  4. #9ca56f
  5. #868e5f
  6. #70764f
  7. #595e3f
  8. #43472f
  9. #2d2f20
  10. #161810
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfec9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #e2eea8
  3. #e5f0b1
  4. #e9f2bb
  5. #ecf4c5
  6. #eff6cf
  7. #f2f7d8
  8. #f5f9e2
  9. #f9fbec
  10. #fcfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfec9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfec9e
  2. #d6e19b
  3. #ccd698
  4. #c3cc95
  5. #b9c192
  6. #b0b68f
  7. #a6ab8c
  8. #9da089
  9. #939686
  10. #8a8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e8cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e5a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7e4d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede79b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede8a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4e7c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfec9e {
  color: #dfec9e;
}
Background
.bg-dfec9e {
  background-color: #dfec9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfec9e {
  border: 2px solid #dfec9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfec9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 236 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 67% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfec9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec9e, #b8ec9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfec9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 236 158 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.67 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.60 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.27 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.61 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.90 #201361 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfec9e  rgb(223, 236, 158)  hsl(70, 67%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ab9eec  rgb(171, 158, 236)  hsl(250, 67%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9edfec  rgb(158, 223, 236)  hsl(190, 67%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ec9edf  rgb(236, 158, 223)  hsl(310, 67%, 77%)  Plum