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#EFFEB6

#effeb6 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#effeb6 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, 99.61% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.35% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 72.5°, with 97.3% saturation and 85.49% 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 19.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.79.

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Relative luminance0.9261

Complementary

  1. #effeb6
  2. #c5b6fe

Split complementary

  1. #effeb6
  2. #b6cbfe
  3. #e9b6fe

Analogous

  1. #fee9b6
  2. #effeb6
  3. #cbfeb6

Triadic

  1. #effeb6
  2. #b6effe
  3. #feb6ef

Tetradic

  1. #effeb6
  2. #b6fec5
  3. #c5b6fe
  4. #feb6ef

Square

  1. #effeb6
  2. #b6fee9
  3. #c5b6fe
  4. #feb6cb

Monochromatic

  1. #cefc1f
  2. #defd6b
  3. #effeb6
  4. #fbffeb
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#effeb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effeb6
  2. #d7e5a4
  3. #bfcb92
  4. #a7b27f
  5. #8f986d
  6. #787f5b
  7. #606649
  8. #484c37
  9. #303324
  10. #181912
  11. #000000

Tints

#effeb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effeb6
  2. #f1febd
  3. #f2fec5
  4. #f4fecc
  5. #f5fed3
  6. #f7ffdb
  7. #f9ffe2
  8. #faffe9
  9. #fcfff0
  10. #fdfff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effeb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effeb6
  2. #e4f1b1
  3. #d9e5ab
  4. #ced8a6
  5. #c3cca0
  6. #b8bf9b
  7. #acb296
  8. #a1a690
  9. #96998b
  10. #8b8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4fae0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff6b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6f6eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fef9b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdfab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3f9d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effeb6 {
  color: #effeb6;
}
Background
.bg-effeb6 {
  background-color: #effeb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effeb6 {
  border: 2px solid #effeb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effeb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 97% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effeb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effeb6, #cbfeb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effeb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 182 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.79 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.84 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.13 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.70 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.82 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.96 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.25 #100149 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#effeb6  rgb(239, 254, 182)  hsl(73, 97%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#c5b6fe  rgb(197, 182, 254)  hsl(253, 97%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#b6effe  rgb(182, 239, 254)  hsl(193, 97%, 85%)  Non-Photo Blue
#feb6ef  rgb(254, 182, 239)  hsl(313, 97%, 85%)  Plum