#EDFCBE

sRGB: 237 / 252 / 190

Infinite horizons command forgotten kingdoms
Unbridled forces thunder through timeless canyons
Eternal flames transcend the limits of dreams

#EDFCBE belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 237 red, 252 green and 190 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 74.5° lands in the yellow region. Its 91.2% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 86.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (19.27:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 237, 252, 190
HSL: 74.52°, 91.18%, 86.67%
HSV / HSB: 74.52°, 24.60%, 98.82%
CMYK (approx.): 5.95%, 0.00%, 24.60%, 1.18%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 79.026, 91.343, 62.185
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 96.551, -14.969, 28.130
WCAG relative luminance: 0.91343
24-bit decimal: 15596734

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EDFCBE in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 19.27:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.09:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CDBEFC sits half a turn (180°) from #EDFCBE on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EDFCBE #CDBEFC

Analogous

#FCECBE and #CEFCBE sit 30° to either side of #EDFCBE. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#FCECBE #EDFCBE #CEFCBE

Triadic

#EDFCBE, #BEEDFC and #FCBEED are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EDFCBE #BEEDFC #FCBEED

Split complementary

Start at #EDFCBE and look across the wheel. #BECEFC and #ECBEFC sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EDFCBE #BECEFC #ECBEFC

Square

Starting with #EDFCBE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #BEFCEC, #CDBEFC, then #FCBECE. Across the square, #EDFCBE pairs with #CDBEFC, and #BEFCEC with #FCBECE.

#EDFCBE #BEFCEC #CDBEFC #FCBECE

Tetradic

#EDFCBE and #CDBEFC are opposites, as are #BEFCCD and #FCBEED. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EDFCBE #BEFCCD #CDBEFC #FCBEED

Tints

Mixing #EDFCBE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F1FDCB, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBFEF2, the mixture is 80% white.

#EDFCBE #F1FDCB #F4FDD8 #F8FEE5 #FBFEF2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EDFCBE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BECA98, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F3226, the mixture is 80% black.

#EDFCBE #BECA98 #8E9772 #5F654C #2F3226 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EDFCBE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D7E3B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #96998C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EDFCBE #D7E3B2 #C1CAA5 #ACB299 #96998C #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EDFCBE

RGB

rgb(237 252 190)

HSL

hsl(74.516 91.176% 86.667%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EDFCBE;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EDFCBE uses 237 red, 252 green and 190 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.9%

Green 98.8%

Blue 74.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EDFCBE is 6.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 24.6% yellow and 1.2% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 6.0%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 24.6%

Black 1.2%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEFFBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EFB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EDFCBE when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEFFBB Nearest web-safe: #FFFFCC

Gradient to complement

#EDFCBE #E8F2C8 #E2E7D3 #DDDDDD #D8D3E7 #D2C8F2 #CDBEFC

Color vision previews

Compare how #EDFCBE appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#FFF5BA

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#FFF5C1

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F3F5EB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FDF7BC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FCF7BF

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EFFAD0

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#F5F5F5

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#F1F9DC

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.84687 G 0.97345 B 0.51492

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.94021 G 0.98636 B 0.76973

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.86934 G 0.96924 B 0.55378

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.340 y 0.393 Y 91.343

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.059 M % 1.176 Y % 25.490

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101101 11111100 10111110