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#ECF87F

#ecf87f ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecf87f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 97.25% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.79% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 65.95°, with 89.63% saturation and 73.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.865

Complementary

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #8b7ff8

Split complementary

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #7fb0f8
  3. #c87ff8

Analogous

  1. #f8c87f
  2. #ecf87f
  3. #b0f87f

Triadic

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #7fecf8
  3. #f87fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #7ff88b
  3. #8b7ff8
  4. #f87fec

Square

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #7ff8c8
  3. #8b7ff8
  4. #f87fb0

Monochromatic

  1. #bfd20c
  2. #e1f436
  3. #ecf87f
  4. #f7fcc8
  5. #fcfeec

Shades

#ecf87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #d4df72
  3. #bdc666
  4. #a5ae59
  5. #8e954c
  6. #767c40
  7. #5e6333
  8. #474a26
  9. #2f3219
  10. #18190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #eef98c
  3. #f0f999
  4. #f2faa5
  5. #f4fbb2
  6. #f6fcbf
  7. #f7fccc
  8. #f9fdd9
  9. #fbfee5
  10. #fdfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf87f
  2. #e1ec7f
  3. #d6e07f
  4. #ccd47f
  5. #c1c87f
  6. #b6bc80
  7. #abb080
  8. #a0a480
  9. #969880
  10. #8b8c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eef3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff185 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9ecdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdf279 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcf483 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4f1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf87f {
  color: #ecf87f;
}
Background
.bg-ecf87f {
  background-color: #ecf87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf87f {
  border: 2px solid #ecf87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 248 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 90% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf87f, #b0f87f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 248 127 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.72 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.15 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.75 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.18 #130780 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ecf87f  rgb(236, 248, 127)  hsl(66, 90%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8b7ff8  rgb(139, 127, 248)  hsl(246, 90%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#7fecf8  rgb(127, 236, 248)  hsl(186, 90%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#f87fec  rgb(248, 127, 236)  hsl(306, 90%, 74%)  Violet