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#ECFC8A

#ecfc8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecfc8a 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, 98.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.24% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 68.42°, with 95% saturation and 76.47% 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 18.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.8929

Complementary

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #9a8afc

Split complementary

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #8ab3fc
  3. #d38afc

Analogous

  1. #fcd38a
  2. #ecfc8a
  3. #b3fc8a

Triadic

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #8aecfc
  3. #fc8aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #8afc9a
  3. #9a8afc
  4. #fc8aec

Square

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #8afcd3
  3. #9a8afc
  4. #fc8ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #c7e706
  2. #e0fa3f
  3. #ecfc8a
  4. #f8fed5
  5. #fcfeeb

Shades

#ecfc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #d4e37c
  3. #bdca6e
  4. #a5b061
  5. #8e9753
  6. #767e45
  7. #5e6537
  8. #474c29
  9. #2f321c
  10. #18190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecfc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #eefc96
  3. #f0fda1
  4. #f2fdad
  5. #f4fdb9
  6. #f6fec5
  7. #f7fed0
  8. #f9fedc
  9. #fbfee8
  10. #fdfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecfc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecfc8a
  2. #e1f089
  3. #d6e388
  4. #ccd787
  5. #c1ca86
  6. #b6be85
  7. #abb284
  8. #a0a583
  9. #969982
  10. #8b8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7f1e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff684 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fef78e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3f5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecfc8a {
  color: #ecfc8a;
}
Background
.bg-ecfc8a {
  background-color: #ecfc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecfc8a {
  border: 2px solid #ecfc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecfc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 252 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 95% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecfc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecfc8a, #b3fc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecfc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 252 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.83 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.40 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.04 #130375 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ecfc8a  rgb(236, 252, 138)  hsl(68, 95%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#9a8afc  rgb(154, 138, 252)  hsl(248, 95%, 76%)  Medium Purple
#8aecfc  rgb(138, 236, 252)  hsl(188, 95%, 76%)  Electric Blue
#fc8aec  rgb(252, 138, 236)  hsl(308, 95%, 76%)  Violet