What color is #EDF6CA?

#EDF6CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF6CA?

The RGB value is 237, 246, 202: 237 red, 246 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF6CA?

The complementary color is #D3CAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF6CA color

#EDF6CA rgb(237, 246, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF6CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 96.5% green and 79.2% blue (237, 246, 202).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 71% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#EDF6CA color codes

HEX	`#EDF6CA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 246, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 96.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 71%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.24, -10.27, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.24, 22.67, 116.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.54, 88.181, 68.749)`
Decimal	`15595210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF6CA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDF6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDF6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf6ca; }
.text { color: #edf6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 246 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf6ca, #d7f6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF6CA?: #EDF6CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF6CA?: The RGB value is 237, 246, 202: 237 red, 246 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF6CA?: The complementary color is #D3CAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.