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#E5FFAB

#e5ffab ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e5ffab 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, 100% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 78.57°, with 100% saturation and 83.53% 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 19.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 7.34.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.9112

Complementary

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #c5abff

Split complementary

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #abbbff
  3. #efabff

Analogous

  1. #ffefab
  2. #e5ffab
  3. #bbffab

Triadic

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #abe5ff
  3. #ffabe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #abffc5
  3. #c5abff
  4. #ffabe5

Square

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #abffef
  3. #c5abff
  4. #ffabbb

Monochromatic

  1. #b6ff12
  2. #cdff5f
  3. #e5ffab
  4. #f9ffeb
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#e5ffab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #cee69a
  3. #b7cc89
  4. #a0b378
  5. #899967
  6. #738056
  7. #5c6644
  8. #454d33
  9. #2e3322
  10. #171a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5ffab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #e8ffb3
  3. #eaffbc
  4. #edffc4
  5. #efffcd
  6. #f2ffd5
  7. #f5ffdd
  8. #f7ffe6
  9. #faffee
  10. #fcfff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5ffab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5ffab
  2. #dbf2a7
  3. #d1e6a2
  4. #c7d99e
  5. #bdcc9a
  6. #b3c096
  7. #a8b391
  8. #9ea68d
  9. #949989
  10. #8a8d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eff9db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff5a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff5af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebf7ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf9a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f9ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9fad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5ffab {
  color: #e5ffab;
}
Background
.bg-e5ffab {
  background-color: #e5ffab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5ffab {
  border: 2px solid #e5ffab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5ffab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 255 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5ffab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5ffab, #bbffab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5ffab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 255 171 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.34 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.41 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.03 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 9.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.21 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 10.47 #1a0054 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e5ffab  rgb(229, 255, 171)  hsl(79, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#c5abff  rgb(197, 171, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#abe5ff  rgb(171, 229, 255)  hsl(199, 100%, 84%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffabe5  rgb(255, 171, 229)  hsl(319, 100%, 84%)  Plum