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#EFFAAA

#effaaa ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#effaaa is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 98.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 68.25°, with 88.89% saturation and 82.35% 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 18.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8962

Complementary

  1. #effaaa
  2. #b5aafa

Split complementary

  1. #effaaa
  2. #aac7fa
  3. #ddaafa

Analogous

  1. #faddaa
  2. #effaaa
  3. #c7faaa

Triadic

  1. #effaaa
  2. #aaeffa
  3. #faaaef

Tetradic

  1. #effaaa
  2. #aafab5
  3. #b5aafa
  4. #faaaef

Square

  1. #effaaa
  2. #aafadd
  3. #b5aafa
  4. #faaac7

Monochromatic

  1. #d4f219
  2. #e1f662
  3. #effaaa
  4. #fbfeec
  5. #fbfeec

Shades

#effaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effaaa
  2. #d7e199
  3. #bfc888
  4. #a7af77
  5. #8f9666
  6. #787d55
  7. #606444
  8. #484b33
  9. #303222
  10. #181911
  11. #000000

Tints

#effaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effaaa
  2. #f1fbb3
  3. #f2fbbb
  4. #f4fcc4
  5. #f5fccc
  6. #f7fdd5
  7. #f9fddd
  8. #fafee6
  9. #fcfeee
  10. #fdfff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effaaa
  2. #e4eea6
  3. #d9e2a2
  4. #ced59d
  5. #c3c999
  6. #b8bd95
  7. #acb191
  8. #a1a58d
  9. #969888
  10. #8b8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1f6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff2a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff4ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8f1e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf5a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcf6ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4f5d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effaaa {
  color: #effaaa;
}
Background
.bg-effaaa {
  background-color: #effaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effaaa {
  border: 2px solid #effaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 250 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effaaa, #c7faaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 250 170 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.97 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.09 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.91 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.93 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.17 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 8.25 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.52 #100555 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#effaaa  rgb(239, 250, 170)  hsl(68, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#b5aafa  rgb(181, 170, 250)  hsl(248, 89%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aaeffa  rgb(170, 239, 250)  hsl(188, 89%, 82%)  Pale Turquoise
#faaaef  rgb(250, 170, 239)  hsl(308, 89%, 82%)  Plum