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#EFFECB

#effecb ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#effecb 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, 99.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.08% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 77.65°, with 96.23% saturation and 89.61% 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 19.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.9355

Complementary

  1. #effecb
  2. #dacbfe

Split complementary

  1. #effecb
  2. #cbd6fe
  3. #f4cbfe

Analogous

  1. #fef4cb
  2. #effecb
  3. #d6fecb

Triadic

  1. #effecb
  2. #cbeffe
  3. #fecbef

Tetradic

  1. #effecb
  2. #cbfeda
  3. #dacbfe
  4. #fecbef

Square

  1. #effecb
  2. #cbfef4
  3. #dacbfe
  4. #fecbd6

Monochromatic

  1. #c1fb35
  2. #d8fd80
  3. #effecb
  4. #f9ffeb
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#effecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effecb
  2. #d7e5b7
  3. #bfcba2
  4. #a7b28e
  5. #8f987a
  6. #787f66
  7. #606651
  8. #484c3d
  9. #303329
  10. #181914
  11. #000000

Tints

#effecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effecb
  2. #f1fed0
  3. #f2fed5
  4. #f4fedb
  5. #f5fee0
  6. #f7ffe5
  7. #f9ffea
  8. #faffef
  9. #fcfff5
  10. #fdfffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effecb
  2. #e4f1c4
  3. #d9e5bc
  4. #ced8b5
  5. #c3ccad
  6. #b8bfa6
  7. #acb29e
  8. #a1a697
  9. #96998f
  10. #8b8d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4fae7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4f9f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcfac9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbfacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2fbe2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effecb {
  color: #effecb;
}
Background
.bg-effecb {
  background-color: #effecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effecb {
  border: 2px solid #effecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 96% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effecb, #d6fecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 203 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.20 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.27 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.69 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.22 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.13 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.76 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.82 #100134 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#effecb  rgb(239, 254, 203)  hsl(78, 96%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dacbfe  rgb(218, 203, 254)  hsl(258, 96%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#cbeffe  rgb(203, 239, 254)  hsl(198, 96%, 90%)  Columbia Blue
#fecbef  rgb(254, 203, 239)  hsl(318, 96%, 90%)  Thistle