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#E8F2CA

#e8f2ca ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e8f2ca is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 94.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.53% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 60.61% saturation and 87.06% 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 17.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.8492

Complementary

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #d4caf2

Split complementary

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #cad4f2
  3. #e8caf2

Analogous

  1. #f2e8ca
  2. #e8f2ca
  3. #d4f2ca

Triadic

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #cae8f2
  3. #f2cae8

Tetradic

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #caf2d4
  3. #d4caf2
  4. #f2cae8

Square

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #caf2e8
  3. #d4caf2
  4. #f2cad4

Monochromatic

  1. #b3d44f
  2. #cde38d
  3. #e8f2ca
  4. #f8fbef
  5. #f8fbef

Shades

#e8f2ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #d1dab6
  3. #bac2a2
  4. #a2a98d
  5. #8b9179
  6. #747965
  7. #5d6151
  8. #46493d
  9. #2e3028
  10. #171814
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8f2ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #eaf3cf
  3. #edf5d5
  4. #eff6da
  5. #f1f7df
  6. #f4f9e5
  7. #f6faea
  8. #f8fbef
  9. #fafcf4
  10. #fdfefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8f2ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8f2ca
  2. #dee7c3
  3. #d3dbbb
  4. #c9d0b4
  5. #bec4ac
  6. #b4b9a5
  7. #aaae9e
  8. #9fa296
  9. #95978f
  10. #8a8b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebefe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8edc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7eecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecede7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2efc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1efcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaefdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8f2ca {
  color: #e8f2ca;
}
Background
.bg-e8f2ca {
  background-color: #e8f2ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8f2ca {
  border: 2px solid #e8f2ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8f2ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 242 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 61% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8f2ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8f2ca, #d4f2ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8f2ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 242 202 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.97 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.97 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.51 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.64 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.04 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.08 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.07 #170d35 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e8f2ca  rgb(232, 242, 202)  hsl(75, 61%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#d4caf2  rgb(212, 202, 242)  hsl(255, 61%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#cae8f2  rgb(202, 232, 242)  hsl(195, 61%, 87%)  Columbia Blue
#f2cae8  rgb(242, 202, 232)  hsl(315, 61%, 87%)  Thistle