What color is #EDFA8F?

#EDFA8F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFA8F?

The RGB value is 237, 250, 143: 237 red, 250 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFA8F?

The complementary color is #9C8FFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFA8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFA8F color

#EDFA8F rgb(237, 250, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDFA8F is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98% green and 56.1% blue (237, 250, 143).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 91% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#EDFA8F color codes

HEX	`#EDFA8F`
RGB	`rgb(237, 250, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 91%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 43%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 43%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, -19.68, 49.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 53.47, 111.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.069, 88.36, 39.134)`
Decimal	`15596175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFA8F, 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 #EDFA8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFA8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #EDFA8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfa8f; }
.text { color: #edfa8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfa8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 250 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfa8f, #b8fa8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDFA8F?: #EDFA8F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFA8F?: The RGB value is 237, 250, 143: 237 red, 250 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFA8F?: The complementary color is #9C8FFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFA8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.