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#E5FCA9

#e5fca9 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e5fca9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 98.82% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 76.63°, with 93.26% saturation and 82.55% 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 18.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8914

Complementary

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #c0a9fc

Split complementary

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #a9bbfc
  3. #eaa9fc

Analogous

  1. #fceaa9
  2. #e5fca9
  3. #bbfca9

Triadic

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #a9e5fc
  3. #fca9e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #a9fcc0
  3. #c0a9fc
  4. #fca9e5

Square

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #a9fcea
  3. #c0a9fc
  4. #fca9bb

Monochromatic

  1. #b8f715
  2. #cff95f
  3. #e5fca9
  4. #f9feeb
  5. #f9feeb

Shades

#e5fca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #cee398
  3. #b7ca87
  4. #a0b076
  5. #899765
  6. #737e55
  7. #5c6544
  8. #454c33
  9. #2e3222
  10. #171911
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5fca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #e8fcb2
  3. #eafdba
  4. #edfdc3
  5. #effdcb
  6. #f2fed4
  7. #f5fedd
  8. #f7fee5
  9. #fafeee
  10. #fcfff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5fca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5fca9
  2. #dbf0a5
  3. #d1e3a1
  4. #c7d79d
  5. #bdca99
  6. #b3be95
  7. #a8b290
  8. #9ea58c
  9. #949988
  10. #8a8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f2f2f2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #edf6d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff3a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff3ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecf4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f7a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f6ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9f7d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5fca9 {
  color: #e5fca9;
}
Background
.bg-e5fca9 {
  background-color: #e5fca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5fca9 {
  border: 2px solid #e5fca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5fca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 252 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 93% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5fca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5fca9, #bbfca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5fca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 252 169 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.30 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.39 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.19 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 9.53 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 10.04 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 10.12 #1a0356 Inverted #f2f2f2 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e5fca9  rgb(229, 252, 169)  hsl(77, 93%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#c0a9fc  rgb(192, 169, 252)  hsl(257, 93%, 83%)  Mauve
#a9e5fc  rgb(169, 229, 252)  hsl(197, 93%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fca9e5  rgb(252, 169, 229)  hsl(317, 93%, 83%)  Plum