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#E9EECC

#e9eecc ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e9eecc is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 93.33% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 68.82°, with 50% saturation and 86.67% 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 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.8283

Complementary

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #d1ccee

Split complementary

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #ccd8ee
  3. #e2ccee

Analogous

  1. #eee2cc
  2. #e9eecc
  3. #d8eecc

Triadic

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #cce9ee
  3. #eecce9

Tetradic

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #cceed1
  3. #d1ccee
  4. #eecce9

Square

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #cceee2
  3. #d1ccee
  4. #eeccd8

Monochromatic

  1. #b8c859
  2. #d0db93
  3. #e9eecc
  4. #f8faf0
  5. #f8faf0

Shades

#e9eecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #d2d6b8
  3. #babea3
  4. #a3a78f
  5. #8c8f7a
  6. #757766
  7. #5d5f52
  8. #46473d
  9. #2f3029
  10. #171814
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9eecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #ebf0d1
  3. #edf1d6
  4. #f0f3db
  5. #f2f5e0
  6. #f4f7e6
  7. #f6f8eb
  8. #f8faf0
  9. #fbfcf5
  10. #fdfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9eecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9eecc
  2. #dfe3c4
  3. #d4d8bd
  4. #cacdb5
  5. #bfc2ae
  6. #b5b7a6
  7. #aaac9e
  8. #a0a197
  9. #95968f
  10. #8b8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaecdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3eaca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3ebcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edeae4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efeccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efeccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecebdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9eecc {
  color: #e9eecc;
}
Background
.bg-e9eecc {
  background-color: #e9eecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9eecc {
  border: 2px solid #e9eecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9eecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 238 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 50% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9eecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9eecc, #d8eecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9eecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 238 204 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.54 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 4.02 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 4.36 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.94 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.26 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 6.07 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.57 #161133 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e9eecc  rgb(233, 238, 204)  hsl(69, 50%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#d1ccee  rgb(209, 204, 238)  hsl(249, 50%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#cce9ee  rgb(204, 233, 238)  hsl(189, 50%, 87%)  Light Cyan
#eecce9  rgb(238, 204, 233)  hsl(309, 50%, 87%)  Thistle