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#ECFD8E

#ecfd8e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecfd8e 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, 99.22% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.87% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 69.19°, with 96.52% saturation and 77.45% 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 19.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9004

Complementary

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #9f8efd

Split complementary

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #8eb4fd
  3. #d68efd

Analogous

  1. #fdd68e
  2. #ecfd8e
  3. #b4fd8e

Triadic

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #8eecfd
  3. #fd8eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #8efd9f
  3. #9f8efd
  4. #fd8eec

Square

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #8efdd6
  3. #9f8efd
  4. #fd8eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #caee04
  2. #dffc43
  3. #ecfd8e
  4. #f9fed9
  5. #fcffeb

Shades

#ecfd8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #d4e480
  3. #bdca72
  4. #a5b163
  5. #8e9855
  6. #767f47
  7. #5e6539
  8. #474c2b
  9. #2f331c
  10. #18190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecfd8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #eefd99
  3. #f0fda5
  4. #f2feb0
  5. #f4febb
  6. #f6fec7
  7. #f7fed2
  8. #f9fedd
  9. #fbffe8
  10. #fdfff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecfd8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecfd8e
  2. #e1f18d
  3. #d6e48b
  4. #ccd88a
  5. #c1cb88
  6. #b6bf87
  7. #abb286
  8. #a0a684
  9. #969983
  10. #8b8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1f7d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff385 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff494 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7f2e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff789 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fef891 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3f7c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecfd8e {
  color: #ecfd8e;
}
Background
.bg-ecfd8e {
  background-color: #ecfd8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecfd8e {
  border: 2px solid #ecfd8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecfd8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 253 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecfd8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecfd8e, #b4fd8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecfd8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 253 142 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.94 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.88 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.71 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.22 #130271 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ecfd8e  rgb(236, 253, 142)  hsl(69, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#9f8efd  rgb(159, 142, 253)  hsl(249, 97%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#8eecfd  rgb(142, 236, 253)  hsl(189, 97%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fd8eec  rgb(253, 142, 236)  hsl(309, 97%, 77%)  Violet