#ECFDD9

#ecfdd9 ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced

#ecfdd9 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, 99.22% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.23% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 88.33°, with 90% saturation and 92.16% 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 19.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.9309

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f9ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fef7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eef9f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9fad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f9da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edfbe9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecfdd9 {
  color: #ecfdd9;
}
Background
.bg-ecfdd9 {
  background-color: #ecfdd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecfdd9 {
  border: 2px solid #ecfdd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecfdd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 253 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 90% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecfdd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecfdd9, #dafdd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecfdd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 253 217 / 0.35);
}

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ecfdd9  rgb(236, 253, 217)  hsl(88, 90%, 92%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ead9fd  rgb(234, 217, 253)  hsl(268, 90%, 92%)  Languid Lavender
#d9ecfd  rgb(217, 236, 253)  hsl(208, 90%, 92%)  Alice Blue
#fdd9ec  rgb(253, 217, 236)  hsl(328, 90%, 92%)  Pale Pink