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#EBEF8A

#ebef8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebef8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 62.38°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8123

Complementary

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #8e8aef

Split complementary

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #8ab8ef
  3. #c18aef

Analogous

  1. #efc18a
  2. #ebef8a
  3. #b8ef8a

Triadic

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #8aebef
  3. #ef8aeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #8aef8e
  3. #8e8aef
  4. #ef8aeb

Square

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #8aefc1
  3. #8e8aef
  4. #ef8ab8

Monochromatic

  1. #bec51b
  2. #dfe647
  3. #ebef8a
  4. #f6f8cd
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#ebef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #d4d77c
  3. #bcbf6e
  4. #a5a761
  5. #8d8f53
  6. #767845
  7. #5e6037
  8. #474829
  9. #2f301c
  10. #18180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #edf196
  3. #eff2a1
  4. #f1f4ad
  5. #f3f5b9
  6. #f5f7c5
  7. #f7f9d0
  8. #f9fadc
  9. #fbfce8
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebef8a
  2. #e0e489
  3. #d6d988
  4. #cbce87
  5. #c0c386
  6. #b6b885
  7. #abac84
  8. #a0a183
  9. #959682
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaebca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde782 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feea8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7e4d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ea85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7ec8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2e8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebef8a {
  color: #ebef8a;
}
Background
.bg-ebef8a {
  background-color: #ebef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebef8a {
  border: 2px solid #ebef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebef8a, #b8ef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.76 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.96 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.99 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.04 #141075 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ebef8a  rgb(235, 239, 138)  hsl(62, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8e8aef  rgb(142, 138, 239)  hsl(242, 76%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8aebef  rgb(138, 235, 239)  hsl(182, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#ef8aeb  rgb(239, 138, 235)  hsl(302, 76%, 74%)  Violet