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#EFFFA5

#efffa5 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efffa5 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, 100% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 70.67°, with 100% saturation and 82.35% 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 Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9259

Complementary

  1. #efffa5
  2. #b5a5ff

Split complementary

  1. #efffa5
  2. #a5c2ff
  3. #e2a5ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe2a5
  2. #efffa5
  3. #c2ffa5

Triadic

  1. #efffa5
  2. #a5efff
  3. #ffa5ef

Tetradic

  1. #efffa5
  2. #a5ffb5
  3. #b5a5ff
  4. #ffa5ef

Square

  1. #efffa5
  2. #a5ffe2
  3. #b5a5ff
  4. #ffa5c2

Monochromatic

  1. #d4ff0c
  2. #e1ff58
  3. #efffa5
  4. #fbffeb
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#efffa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efffa5
  2. #d7e695
  3. #bfcc84
  4. #a7b374
  5. #8f9963
  6. #788053
  7. #606642
  8. #484d32
  9. #303321
  10. #181a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#efffa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efffa5
  2. #f1ffae
  3. #f2ffb7
  4. #f4ffc0
  5. #f5ffc9
  6. #f7ffd2
  7. #f9ffdb
  8. #faffe4
  9. #fcffed
  10. #fdfff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efffa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efffa5
  2. #e4f2a1
  3. #d9e69e
  4. #ced99a
  5. #c3cc96
  6. #b8c093
  7. #acb38f
  8. #a1a68b
  9. #969987
  10. #8b8d84
  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 #f4fadb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff69f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8f6e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffaa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffaa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5f9d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efffa5 {
  color: #efffa5;
}
Background
.bg-efffa5 {
  background-color: #efffa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efffa5 {
  border: 2px solid #efffa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efffa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 255 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 100% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efffa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efffa5, #c2ffa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efffa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 255 165 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.83 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.91 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 9.46 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 9.55 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 9.93 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.96 #10005a Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#efffa5  rgb(239, 255, 165)  hsl(71, 100%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#b5a5ff  rgb(181, 165, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 82%)  Mauve
#a5efff  rgb(165, 239, 255)  hsl(191, 100%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffa5ef  rgb(255, 165, 239)  hsl(311, 100%, 82%)  Plum