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#EFFDCA

#effdca ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#effdca is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.16% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 76.47°, with 92.73% saturation and 89.22% 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 19.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.9287

Complementary

  1. #effdca
  2. #d8cafd

Split complementary

  1. #effdca
  2. #cad6fd
  3. #f2cafd

Analogous

  1. #fdf2ca
  2. #effdca
  3. #d6fdca

Triadic

  1. #effdca
  2. #caeffd
  3. #fdcaef

Tetradic

  1. #effdca
  2. #cafdd8
  3. #d8cafd
  4. #fdcaef

Square

  1. #effdca
  2. #cafdf2
  3. #d8cafd
  4. #fdcad6

Monochromatic

  1. #c3f737
  2. #d9fa80
  3. #effdca
  4. #f9feeb
  5. #f9feeb

Shades

#effdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effdca
  2. #d7e4b6
  3. #bfcaa2
  4. #a7b18d
  5. #8f9879
  6. #787f65
  7. #606551
  8. #484c3d
  9. #303328
  10. #181914
  11. #000000

Tints

#effdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effdca
  2. #f1fdcf
  3. #f2fdd5
  4. #f4feda
  5. #f5fedf
  6. #f7fee5
  7. #f9feea
  8. #fafeef
  9. #fcfff4
  10. #fdfffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effdca
  2. #e4f1c3
  3. #d9e4bb
  4. #ced8b4
  5. #c3cbac
  6. #b8bfa5
  7. #acb29e
  8. #a1a696
  9. #96998f
  10. #8b8d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4f9e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4f7ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf9c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2fae1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effdca {
  color: #effdca;
}
Background
.bg-effdca {
  background-color: #effdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effdca {
  border: 2px solid #effdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 253 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 93% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effdca, #d6fdca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 253 202 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.98 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.03 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.80 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.96 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.46 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.53 #100235 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#effdca  rgb(239, 253, 202)  hsl(76, 93%, 89%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#d8cafd  rgb(216, 202, 253)  hsl(256, 93%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#caeffd  rgb(202, 239, 253)  hsl(196, 93%, 89%)  Columbia Blue
#fdcaef  rgb(253, 202, 239)  hsl(316, 93%, 89%)  Thistle