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#EFFE9E

#effe9e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#effe9e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.61% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.8% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 69.38°, with 97.96% saturation and 80.78% 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 19.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.917

Complementary

  1. #effe9e
  2. #ad9efe

Split complementary

  1. #effe9e
  2. #9ebffe
  3. #dd9efe

Analogous

  1. #fedd9e
  2. #effe9e
  3. #bffe9e

Triadic

  1. #effe9e
  2. #9eeffe
  3. #fe9eef

Tetradic

  1. #effe9e
  2. #9efead
  3. #ad9efe
  4. #fe9eef

Square

  1. #effe9e
  2. #9efedd
  3. #ad9efe
  4. #fe9ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #d6fc07
  2. #e2fd52
  3. #effe9e
  4. #fbffea
  5. #fcffeb

Shades

#effe9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effe9e
  2. #d7e58e
  3. #bfcb7e
  4. #a7b26f
  5. #8f985f
  6. #787f4f
  7. #60663f
  8. #484c2f
  9. #303320
  10. #181910
  11. #000000

Tints

#effe9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effe9e
  2. #f1fea8
  3. #f2feb1
  4. #f4febb
  5. #f5fec5
  6. #f7ffcf
  7. #f9ffd8
  8. #faffe2
  9. #fcffec
  10. #fdfff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effe9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effe9e
  2. #e4f19b
  3. #d9e598
  4. #ced895
  5. #c3cc92
  6. #b8bf8f
  7. #acb28c
  8. #a1a689
  9. #969986
  10. #8b8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f9d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff597 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9f4e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff99a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff9a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5f8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effe9e {
  color: #effe9e;
}
Background
.bg-effe9e {
  background-color: #effe9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effe9e {
  border: 2px solid #effe9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effe9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effe9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effe9e, #bffe9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effe9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 158 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.92 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.41 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.19 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 8.46 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 9.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.11 #100161 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#effe9e  rgb(239, 254, 158)  hsl(69, 98%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#ad9efe  rgb(173, 158, 254)  hsl(249, 98%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9eeffe  rgb(158, 239, 254)  hsl(189, 98%, 81%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fe9eef  rgb(254, 158, 239)  hsl(309, 98%, 81%)  Plum