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#EEFF8A

#eeff8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eeff8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 100% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 68.72°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 19.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9153

Complementary

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #9b8aff

Split complementary

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #8ab3ff
  3. #d68aff

Analogous

  1. #ffd68a
  2. #eeff8a
  3. #b3ff8a

Triadic

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #8aeeff
  3. #ff8aee

Tetradic

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #8aff9b
  3. #9b8aff
  4. #ff8aee

Square

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #8affd6
  3. #9b8aff
  4. #ff8ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #cdf000
  2. #e3ff3e
  3. #eeff8a
  4. #f9ffd7
  5. #fcffeb

Shades

#eeff8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #d6e67c
  3. #becc6e
  4. #a7b361
  5. #8f9953
  6. #778045
  7. #5f6637
  8. #474d29
  9. #30331c
  10. #181a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeff8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #f0ff96
  3. #f1ffa1
  4. #f3ffad
  5. #f5ffb9
  6. #f7ffc5
  7. #f8ffd0
  8. #faffdc
  9. #fcffe8
  10. #fdfff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeff8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeff8a
  2. #e3f289
  3. #d8e688
  4. #cdd987
  5. #c2cc86
  6. #b7c085
  7. #acb384
  8. #a1a683
  9. #969982
  10. #8b8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2f9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9f4e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff984 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffa8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5f8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeff8a {
  color: #eeff8a;
}
Background
.bg-eeff8a {
  background-color: #eeff8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeff8a {
  border: 2px solid #eeff8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeff8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 255 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeff8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeff8a, #b3ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeff8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 255 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.00 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.20 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.17 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.92 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.98 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.02 #110075 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eeff8a  rgb(238, 255, 138)  hsl(69, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#9b8aff  rgb(155, 138, 255)  hsl(249, 100%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#8aeeff  rgb(138, 238, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ff8aee  rgb(255, 138, 238)  hsl(309, 100%, 77%)  Violet