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#E8FFAB

#e8ffab ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8ffab is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 100% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 76.43°, 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 19.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9162

Complementary

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #c2abff

Split complementary

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #abbeff
  3. #ecabff

Analogous

  1. #ffecab
  2. #e8ffab
  3. #beffab

Triadic

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #abe8ff
  3. #ffabe8

Tetradic

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #abffc2
  3. #c2abff
  4. #ffabe8

Square

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #abffec
  3. #c2abff
  4. #ffabbe

Monochromatic

  1. #beff12
  2. #d3ff5f
  3. #e8ffab
  4. #f9ffeb
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#e8ffab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #d1e69a
  3. #bacc89
  4. #a2b378
  5. #8b9967
  6. #748056
  7. #5d6644
  8. #464d33
  9. #2e3322
  10. #171a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8ffab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #eaffb3
  3. #edffbc
  4. #efffc4
  5. #f1ffcd
  6. #f4ffd5
  7. #f6ffdd
  8. #f8ffe6
  9. #faffee
  10. #fdfff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8ffab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8ffab
  2. #def2a7
  3. #d3e6a2
  4. #c9d99e
  5. #becc9a
  6. #b4c096
  7. #aab391
  8. #9fa68d
  9. #959989
  10. #8a8d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f9dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff6a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eff7ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf9a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf9ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecfad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8ffab {
  color: #e8ffab;
}
Background
.bg-e8ffab {
  background-color: #e8ffab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8ffab {
  border: 2px solid #e8ffab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8ffab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 255 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8ffab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8ffab, #beffab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8ffab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 255 171 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.56 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.37 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 9.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 10.07 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 10.18 #170054 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e8ffab  rgb(232, 255, 171)  hsl(76, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#c2abff  rgb(194, 171, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#abe8ff  rgb(171, 232, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 84%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffabe8  rgb(255, 171, 232)  hsl(316, 100%, 84%)  Plum