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#ECF8CE

#ecf8ce ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ecf8ce is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 97.25% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.94% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 75% saturation and 89.02% 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 18.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.8942

Complementary

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #dacef8

Split complementary

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #ced7f8
  3. #efcef8

Analogous

  1. #f8efce
  2. #ecf8ce
  3. #d7f8ce

Triadic

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #ceecf8
  3. #f8ceec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #cef8da
  3. #dacef8
  4. #f8ceec

Square

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #cef8ef
  3. #dacef8
  4. #f8ced7

Monochromatic

  1. #b8e548
  2. #d2ee8b
  3. #ecf8ce
  4. #f8fced
  5. #f8fced

Shades

#ecf8ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #d4dfb9
  3. #bdc6a5
  4. #a5ae90
  5. #8e957c
  6. #767c67
  7. #5e6352
  8. #474a3e
  9. #2f3229
  10. #181915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf8ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #eef9d3
  3. #f0f9d8
  4. #f2fadd
  5. #f4fbe2
  6. #f6fce7
  7. #f7fceb
  8. #f9fdf0
  9. #fbfef5
  10. #fdfefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf8ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf8ce
  2. #e1ecc6
  3. #d6e0be
  4. #ccd4b7
  5. #c1c8af
  6. #b6bca7
  7. #abb09f
  8. #a0a497
  9. #969890
  10. #8b8c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fef3cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcf3d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0f3ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7f5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6f5cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eef5e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf8ce {
  color: #ecf8ce;
}
Background
.bg-ecf8ce {
  background-color: #ecf8ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf8ce {
  border: 2px solid #ecf8ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf8ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 248 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 75% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf8ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf8ce, #d7f8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf8ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 248 206 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.09 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.86 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.62 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.73 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.82 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.64 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.47 #130731 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ecf8ce  rgb(236, 248, 206)  hsl(77, 75%, 89%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dacef8  rgb(218, 206, 248)  hsl(257, 75%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#ceecf8  rgb(206, 236, 248)  hsl(197, 75%, 89%)  Columbia Blue
#f8ceec  rgb(248, 206, 236)  hsl(317, 75%, 89%)  Thistle