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#EFFEDA

#effeda ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#effeda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.17% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 94.74% saturation and 92.55% 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 19.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.943

Complementary

  1. #effeda
  2. #e9dafe

Split complementary

  1. #effeda
  2. #daddfe
  3. #fbdafe

Analogous

  1. #fefbda
  2. #effeda
  3. #ddfeda

Triadic

  1. #effeda
  2. #daeffe
  3. #fedaef

Tetradic

  1. #effeda
  2. #dafee9
  3. #e9dafe
  4. #fedaef

Square

  1. #effeda
  2. #dafefb
  3. #e9dafe
  4. #fedadd

Monochromatic

  1. #affa45
  2. #cffc90
  3. #effeda
  4. #f6feeb
  5. #f6feeb

Shades

#effeda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effeda
  2. #d7e5c4
  3. #bfcbae
  4. #a7b299
  5. #8f9883
  6. #787f6d
  7. #606657
  8. #484c41
  9. #30332c
  10. #181916
  11. #000000

Tints

#effeda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effeda
  2. #f1fede
  3. #f2fee1
  4. #f4fee5
  5. #f5fee9
  6. #f7ffed
  7. #f9fff0
  8. #fafff4
  9. #fcfff8
  10. #fdfffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effeda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effeda
  2. #e4f1d1
  3. #d9e5c8
  4. #ced8bf
  5. #c3ccb6
  6. #b8bfad
  7. #acb2a4
  8. #a1a69b
  9. #969992
  10. #8b8d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5fbed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff9d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1faf4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbfbd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9fbdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0fcea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effeda {
  color: #effeda;
}
Background
.bg-effeda {
  background-color: #effeda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effeda {
  border: 2px solid #effeda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effeda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 95% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effeda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effeda, #ddfeda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effeda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 218 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.14 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.53 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.10 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.37 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.49 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 6.81 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.07 #100125 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#effeda  rgb(239, 254, 218)  hsl(85, 95%, 93%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e9dafe  rgb(233, 218, 254)  hsl(265, 95%, 93%)  Languid Lavender
#daeffe  rgb(218, 239, 254)  hsl(205, 95%, 93%)  Alice Blue
#fedaef  rgb(254, 218, 239)  hsl(325, 95%, 93%)  Pale Pink