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#EBFA8A

#ebfa8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebfa8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 98.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 68.04°, with 91.8% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 18.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8787

Complementary

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #998afa

Split complementary

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #8ab3fa
  3. #d18afa

Analogous

  1. #fad18a
  2. #ebfa8a
  3. #b3fa8a

Triadic

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #8aebfa
  3. #fa8aeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #8afa99
  3. #998afa
  4. #fa8aeb

Square

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #8afad1
  3. #998afa
  4. #fa8ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #c4e10a
  2. #def741
  3. #ebfa8a
  4. #f8fdd3
  5. #fcfeeb

Shades

#ebfa8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #d4e17c
  3. #bcc86e
  4. #a5af61
  5. #8d9653
  6. #767d45
  7. #5e6437
  8. #474b29
  9. #2f321c
  10. #18190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebfa8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #edfb96
  3. #effba1
  4. #f1fcad
  5. #f3fcb9
  6. #f5fdc5
  7. #f7fdd0
  8. #f9fedc
  9. #fbfee8
  10. #fdfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebfa8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebfa8a
  2. #e0ee89
  3. #d6e288
  4. #cbd587
  5. #c0c986
  6. #b6bd85
  7. #abb184
  8. #a0a583
  9. #959882
  10. #8b8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eff5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6efe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcf58d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2f3c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebfa8a {
  color: #ebfa8a;
}
Background
.bg-ebfa8a {
  background-color: #ebfa8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebfa8a {
  border: 2px solid #ebfa8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebfa8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 250 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebfa8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebfa8a, #b3fa8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebfa8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 250 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.70 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.51 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.16 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.80 #140575 Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ebfa8a  rgb(235, 250, 138)  hsl(68, 92%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#998afa  rgb(153, 138, 250)  hsl(248, 92%, 76%)  Medium Purple
#8aebfa  rgb(138, 235, 250)  hsl(188, 92%, 76%)  Electric Blue
#fa8aeb  rgb(250, 138, 235)  hsl(308, 92%, 76%)  Violet