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#EFFFCD

#efffcd ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#efffcd 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, 100% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.9428

Complementary

  1. #efffcd
  2. #ddcdff

Split complementary

  1. #efffcd
  2. #cdd6ff
  3. #f6cdff

Analogous

  1. #fff6cd
  2. #efffcd
  3. #d6ffcd

Triadic

  1. #efffcd
  2. #cdefff
  3. #ffcdef

Tetradic

  1. #efffcd
  2. #cdffdd
  3. #ddcdff
  4. #ffcdef

Square

  1. #efffcd
  2. #cdfff6
  3. #ddcdff
  4. #ffcdd6

Monochromatic

  1. #beff34
  2. #d7ff81
  3. #efffcd
  4. #f8ffeb
  5. #f8ffeb

Shades

#efffcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efffcd
  2. #d7e6b9
  3. #bfcca4
  4. #a7b390
  5. #8f997b
  6. #788067
  7. #606652
  8. #484d3e
  9. #303329
  10. #181a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#efffcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efffcd
  2. #f1ffd2
  3. #f2ffd7
  4. #f4ffdc
  5. #f5ffe1
  6. #f7ffe6
  7. #f9ffeb
  8. #fafff0
  9. #fcfff5
  10. #fdfffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efffcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efffcd
  2. #e4f2c5
  3. #d9e6be
  4. #ced9b6
  5. #c3ccae
  6. #b8c0a7
  7. #acb39f
  8. #a1a697
  9. #96998f
  10. #8b8d88
  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 #f5fbe8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff9ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3faf1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdfbcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbfbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2fce4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efffcd {
  color: #efffcd;
}
Background
.bg-efffcd {
  background-color: #efffcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efffcd {
  border: 2px solid #efffcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efffcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 255 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efffcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efffcd, #d6ffcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efffcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 255 205 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.36 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.49 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.55 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.47 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.15 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.16 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.17 #100032 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efffcd  rgb(239, 255, 205)  hsl(79, 100%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ddcdff  rgb(221, 205, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#cdefff  rgb(205, 239, 255)  hsl(199, 100%, 90%)  Columbia Blue
#ffcdef  rgb(255, 205, 239)  hsl(319, 100%, 90%)  Thistle