ColorTool
Log in
#E7EC79

#e7ec79 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#e7ec79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 62.61°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffff66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.7836

Complementary

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #7e79ec

Split complementary

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #79adec
  3. #b879ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb879
  2. #e7ec79
  3. #adec79

Triadic

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #79e7ec
  3. #ec79e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #79ec7e
  3. #7e79ec
  4. #ec79e7

Square

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #79ecb8
  3. #7e79ec
  4. #ec79ad

Monochromatic

  1. #acb319
  2. #dbe236
  3. #e7ec79
  4. #f3f5bc
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e7ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #d0d46d
  3. #b9bd61
  4. #a2a555
  5. #8b8e49
  6. #74763d
  7. #5c5e30
  8. #454724
  9. #2e2f18
  10. #17180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #e9ee86
  3. #ecf094
  4. #eef2a1
  5. #f1f4af
  6. #f3f6bc
  7. #f5f7c9
  8. #f8f9d7
  9. #fafbe4
  10. #fdfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7ec79
  2. #dde17a
  3. #d2d67a
  4. #c8cc7b
  5. #bec17c
  6. #b4b67d
  7. #a9ab7d
  8. #9fa07e
  9. #95967f
  10. #8a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe36f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce77f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4e0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e97d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efe5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-e7ec79 {
  color: #e7ec79;
}
Background
.bg-e7ec79 {
  background-color: #e7ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #e7ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7ec79, #adec79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.32 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.91 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.38 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.68 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.11 #181386 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e7ec79  rgb(231, 236, 121)  hsl(63, 75%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#7e79ec  rgb(126, 121, 236)  hsl(243, 75%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79e7ec  rgb(121, 231, 236)  hsl(183, 75%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#ec79e7  rgb(236, 121, 231)  hsl(303, 75%, 70%)  Violet