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#E3ECC9

#e3ecc9 ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e3ecc9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 92.55% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 75.43°, with 47.95% saturation and 85.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 17.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ccffcc
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Relative luminance0.8054

Complementary

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #d2c9ec

Split complementary

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #c9d2ec
  3. #e4c9ec

Analogous

  1. #ece4c9
  2. #e3ecc9
  3. #d2ecc9

Triadic

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #c9e3ec
  3. #ecc9e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #c9ecd2
  3. #d2c9ec
  4. #ecc9e3

Square

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #c9ece4
  3. #d2c9ec
  4. #ecc9d2

Monochromatic

  1. #a8c458
  2. #c6d890
  3. #e3ecc9
  4. #f7faf0
  5. #f7faf0

Shades

#e3ecc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #ccd4b5
  3. #b6bda1
  4. #9fa58d
  5. #888e79
  6. #727665
  7. #5b5e50
  8. #44473c
  9. #2d2f28
  10. #171814
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3ecc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #e6eece
  3. #e9f0d4
  4. #ebf2d9
  5. #eef4df
  6. #f1f6e4
  7. #f4f7e9
  8. #f7f9ef
  9. #f9fbf4
  10. #fcfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3ecc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3ecc9
  2. #d9e1c2
  3. #cfd6ba
  4. #c5ccb3
  5. #bbc1ac
  6. #b2b6a5
  7. #a8ab9d
  8. #9ea096
  9. #94968f
  10. #8a8b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e9dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e8c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e8ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7e8e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece9c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebeaca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ead8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3ecc9 {
  color: #e3ecc9;
}
Background
.bg-e3ecc9 {
  background-color: #e3ecc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3ecc9 {
  border: 2px solid #e3ecc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3ecc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 236 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 48% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3ecc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3ecc9, #d2ecc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3ecc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 236 201 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.70 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.37 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.68 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.97 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.43 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.73 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.61 #1c1336 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e3ecc9  rgb(227, 236, 201)  hsl(75, 48%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#d2c9ec  rgb(210, 201, 236)  hsl(255, 48%, 86%)  Languid Lavender
#c9e3ec  rgb(201, 227, 236)  hsl(195, 48%, 86%)  Columbia Blue
#ecc9e3  rgb(236, 201, 227)  hsl(315, 48%, 86%)  Thistle