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#EFFDB2

#effdb2 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#effdb2 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.22% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.64% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.2°, with 94.94% saturation and 84.51% 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 19.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9182

Complementary

  1. #effdb2
  2. #c0b2fd

Split complementary

  1. #effdb2
  2. #b2cafd
  3. #e6b2fd

Analogous

  1. #fde6b2
  2. #effdb2
  3. #cafdb2

Triadic

  1. #effdb2
  2. #b2effd
  3. #fdb2ef

Tetradic

  1. #effdb2
  2. #b2fdc0
  3. #c0b2fd
  4. #fdb2ef

Square

  1. #effdb2
  2. #b2fde6
  3. #c0b2fd
  4. #fdb2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #d0f91d
  2. #e0fb67
  3. #effdb2
  4. #fbfeeb
  5. #fbfeeb

Shades

#effdb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effdb2
  2. #d7e4a0
  3. #bfca8e
  4. #a7b17d
  5. #8f986b
  6. #787f59
  7. #606547
  8. #484c35
  9. #303324
  10. #181912
  11. #000000

Tints

#effdb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effdb2
  2. #f1fdba
  3. #f2fdc1
  4. #f4fec9
  5. #f5fed1
  6. #f7fed9
  7. #f9fee0
  8. #fafee8
  9. #fcfff0
  10. #fdfff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effdb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effdb2
  2. #e4f1ad
  3. #d9e4a8
  4. #ced8a3
  5. #c3cb9e
  6. #b8bf99
  7. #acb294
  8. #a1a68f
  9. #96998a
  10. #8b8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f6f6f6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f9de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff5ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7f5e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fef8af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf9b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4f8d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effdb2 {
  color: #effdb2;
}
Background
.bg-effdb2 {
  background-color: #effdb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effdb2 {
  border: 2px solid #effdb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effdb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 253 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effdb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effdb2, #cafdb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effdb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 253 178 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.20 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.42 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.17 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 8.18 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.26 #10024d Inverted #f6f6f6 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#effdb2  rgb(239, 253, 178)  hsl(71, 95%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow
#c0b2fd  rgb(192, 178, 253)  hsl(251, 95%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#b2effd  rgb(178, 239, 253)  hsl(191, 95%, 85%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fdb2ef  rgb(253, 178, 239)  hsl(311, 95%, 85%)  Plum