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#EFFDCD

#effdcd ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#effdcd is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.97% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.5°, with 92.31% saturation and 89.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 19.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.9301

Complementary

  1. #effdcd
  2. #dbcdfd

Split complementary

  1. #effdcd
  2. #cdd7fd
  3. #f3cdfd

Analogous

  1. #fdf3cd
  2. #effdcd
  3. #d7fdcd

Triadic

  1. #effdcd
  2. #cdeffd
  3. #fdcdef

Tetradic

  1. #effdcd
  2. #cdfddb
  3. #dbcdfd
  4. #fdcdef

Square

  1. #effdcd
  2. #cdfdf3
  3. #dbcdfd
  4. #fdcdd7

Monochromatic

  1. #c0f73a
  2. #d7fa83
  3. #effdcd
  4. #f9feeb
  5. #f9feeb

Shades

#effdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effdcd
  2. #d7e4b9
  3. #bfcaa4
  4. #a7b190
  5. #8f987b
  6. #787f67
  7. #606552
  8. #484c3e
  9. #303329
  10. #181915
  11. #000000

Tints

#effdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effdcd
  2. #f1fdd2
  3. #f2fdd7
  4. #f4fedc
  5. #f5fee1
  6. #f7fee6
  7. #f9feeb
  8. #fafef0
  9. #fcfff5
  10. #fdfffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effdcd
  2. #e4f1c5
  3. #d9e4be
  4. #ced8b6
  5. #c3cbae
  6. #b8bfa7
  7. #acb29f
  8. #a1a697
  9. #96998f
  10. #8b8d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4f9e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3f8f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcfacb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faface ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2fae3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effdcd {
  color: #effdcd;
}
Background
.bg-effdcd {
  background-color: #effdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effdcd {
  border: 2px solid #effdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 253 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 92% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effdcd, #d7fdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 253 205 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.74 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.00 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.71 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.96 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.56 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.68 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.84 #100232 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#effdcd  rgb(239, 253, 205)  hsl(78, 92%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dbcdfd  rgb(219, 205, 253)  hsl(258, 92%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#cdeffd  rgb(205, 239, 253)  hsl(198, 92%, 90%)  Columbia Blue
#fdcdef  rgb(253, 205, 239)  hsl(318, 92%, 90%)  Thistle