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#EEFC8A

#eefc8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eefc8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 98.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.24% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 67.37°, with 95% saturation and 76.47% 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 18.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8963

Complementary

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #988afc

Split complementary

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #8ab5fc
  3. #d18afc

Analogous

  1. #fcd18a
  2. #eefc8a
  3. #b5fc8a

Triadic

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #8aeefc
  3. #fc8aee

Tetradic

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #8afc98
  3. #988afc
  4. #fc8aee

Square

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #8afcd1
  3. #988afc
  4. #fc8ab5

Monochromatic

  1. #cbe706
  2. #e3fa3f
  3. #eefc8a
  4. #f9fed5
  5. #fcfeeb

Shades

#eefc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #d6e37c
  3. #beca6e
  4. #a7b061
  5. #8f9753
  6. #777e45
  7. #5f6537
  8. #474c29
  9. #30321c
  10. #18190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eefc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #f0fc96
  3. #f1fda1
  4. #f3fdad
  5. #f5fdb9
  6. #f7fec5
  7. #f8fed0
  8. #fafedc
  9. #fcfee8
  10. #fdfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eefc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eefc8a
  2. #e3f089
  3. #d8e388
  4. #cdd787
  5. #c2ca86
  6. #b7be85
  7. #acb284
  8. #a1a583
  9. #969982
  10. #8b8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1f7d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #faf1e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff684 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff78e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5f5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eefc8a {
  color: #eefc8a;
}
Background
.bg-eefc8a {
  background-color: #eefc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eefc8a {
  border: 2px solid #eefc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eefc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 252 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 95% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eefc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eefc8a, #b5fc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eefc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 252 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.43 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.06 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.85 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.70 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.93 #110375 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eefc8a  rgb(238, 252, 138)  hsl(67, 95%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#988afc  rgb(152, 138, 252)  hsl(247, 95%, 76%)  Medium Purple
#8aeefc  rgb(138, 238, 252)  hsl(187, 95%, 76%)  Electric Blue
#fc8aee  rgb(252, 138, 238)  hsl(307, 95%, 76%)  Violet