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#ECFD99

#ecfd99 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecfd99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.53% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 70.2°, with 96.15% saturation and 79.61% 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 19.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9038

Complementary

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #aa99fd

Split complementary

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #99bafd
  3. #dc99fd

Analogous

  1. #fddc99
  2. #ecfd99
  3. #bafd99

Triadic

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #99ecfd
  3. #fd99ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #99fdaa
  3. #aa99fd
  4. #fd99ec

Square

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #99fddc
  3. #aa99fd
  4. #fd99ba

Monochromatic

  1. #cff805
  2. #defc4e
  3. #ecfd99
  4. #fafee4
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#ecfd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #d4e48a
  3. #bdca7a
  4. #a5b16b
  5. #8e985c
  6. #767f4d
  7. #5e653d
  8. #474c2e
  9. #2f331f
  10. #18190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecfd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #eefda3
  3. #f0fdad
  4. #f2feb8
  5. #f4fec2
  6. #f6fecc
  7. #f7fed6
  8. #f9fee0
  9. #fbffeb
  10. #fdfff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecfd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecfd99
  2. #e1f197
  3. #d6e494
  4. #ccd892
  5. #c1cb8f
  6. #b6bf8d
  7. #abb28a
  8. #a0a688
  9. #969985
  10. #8b8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1f8d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff59e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6f3e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fef794 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf89c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2f7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecfd99 {
  color: #ecfd99;
}
Background
.bg-ecfd99 {
  background-color: #ecfd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecfd99 {
  border: 2px solid #ecfd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecfd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 253 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecfd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecfd99, #bafd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecfd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 253 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.16 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.61 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.23 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.67 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.57 #130266 Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ecfd99  rgb(236, 253, 153)  hsl(70, 96%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#aa99fd  rgb(170, 153, 253)  hsl(250, 96%, 80%)  Floral Lavender
#99ecfd  rgb(153, 236, 253)  hsl(190, 96%, 80%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fd99ec  rgb(253, 153, 236)  hsl(310, 96%, 80%)  Plum