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#EDF8CB

#edf8cb ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#edf8cb is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 97.25% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.15% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 74.67°, with 76.27% saturation and 88.43% 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 18.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.8945

Complementary

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #d6cbf8

Split complementary

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #cbd6f8
  3. #edcbf8

Analogous

  1. #f8edcb
  2. #edf8cb
  3. #d6f8cb

Triadic

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #cbedf8
  3. #f8cbed

Tetradic

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #cbf8d6
  3. #d6cbf8
  4. #f8cbed

Square

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #cbf8ed
  3. #d6cbf8
  4. #f8cbd6

Monochromatic

  1. #bee644
  2. #d6ef88
  3. #edf8cb
  4. #f9fded
  5. #f9fded

Shades

#edf8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #d5dfb7
  3. #bec6a2
  4. #a6ae8e
  5. #8e957a
  6. #777c66
  7. #5f6351
  8. #474a3d
  9. #2f3229
  10. #181914
  11. #000000

Tints

#edf8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #eff9d0
  3. #f1f9d5
  4. #f2fadb
  5. #f4fbe0
  6. #f6fce5
  7. #f8fcea
  8. #fafdef
  9. #fbfef5
  10. #fdfefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edf8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edf8cb
  2. #e2ecc4
  3. #d7e0bc
  4. #ccd4b5
  5. #c1c8ad
  6. #b7bca6
  7. #acb09e
  8. #a1a497
  9. #96988f
  10. #8b8c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fef3c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fdf3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2f3eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f5c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7f5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0f5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edf8cb {
  color: #edf8cb;
}
Background
.bg-edf8cb {
  background-color: #edf8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edf8cb {
  border: 2px solid #edf8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edf8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 248 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 76% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edf8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edf8cb, #d6f8cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edf8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 248 203 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.90 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.43 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.29 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.81 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.97 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.91 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.98 #120734 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#edf8cb  rgb(237, 248, 203)  hsl(75, 76%, 88%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#d6cbf8  rgb(214, 203, 248)  hsl(255, 76%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#cbedf8  rgb(203, 237, 248)  hsl(195, 76%, 88%)  Columbia Blue
#f8cbed  rgb(248, 203, 237)  hsl(315, 76%, 88%)  Thistle