#EDFEDC

sRGB: 237 / 254 / 220

Infinite horizons command forgotten kingdoms
Unbridled forces transcend the boundaries of time
Fierce revelations awaken sleeping galaxies

#EDFEDC belongs to the yellow-green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 237 red, 254 green and 220 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 90.0° lands in the yellow-green region. Its 94.4% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 92.9% 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 (19.81:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 237, 254, 220
HSL: 90.00°, 94.44%, 92.94%
HSV / HSB: 90.00°, 13.39%, 99.61%
CMYK (approx.): 6.69%, 0.00%, 13.39%, 0.39%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 83.281, 94.055, 81.479
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 97.654, -11.433, 14.392
WCAG relative luminance: 0.94055
24-bit decimal: 15597276

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 #EDFEDC 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: 19.81:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.06:1

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

#EDDCFE sits half a turn (180°) from #EDFEDC 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.

#EDFEDC #EDDCFE

Analogous

#FEFEDC and #DCFEDC sit 30° to either side of #EDFEDC. 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.

#FEFEDC #EDFEDC #DCFEDC

Triadic

#EDFEDC, #DCEDFE and #FEDCED are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EDFEDC #DCEDFE #FEDCED

Split complementary

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

#EDFEDC #DCDCFE #FEDCFE

Square

Starting with #EDFEDC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DCFEFE, #EDDCFE, then #FEDCDC. Across the square, #EDFEDC pairs with #EDDCFE, and #DCFEFE with #FEDCDC.

#EDFEDC #DCFEFE #EDDCFE #FEDCDC

Tetradic

#EDFEDC and #EDDCFE are opposites, as are #DCFEED and #FEDCED. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EDFEDC #DCFEED #EDDCFE #FEDCED

Tints

Mixing #EDFEDC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F1FEE3, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBFFF8, the mixture is 80% white.

#EDFEDC #F1FEE3 #F4FEEA #F8FFF1 #FBFFF8 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EDFEDC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BECBB0, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F332C, the mixture is 80% black.

#EDFEDC #BECBB0 #8E9884 #5F6658 #2F332C #000000

Tones

Mixing #EDFEDC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D7E5CA, keeps 80% of the original. By #969992, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EDFEDC #D7E5CA #C1CCB7 #ACB2A5 #969992 #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

#EDFEDC

RGB

rgb(237 254 220)

HSL

hsl(90.000 94.444% 92.941%)

CSS example

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

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EDFEDC uses 237 red, 254 green and 220 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.9%

Green 99.6%

Blue 86.3%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EDFEDC is 6.7% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 13.4% yellow and 0.4% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 6.7%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 13.4%

Black 0.4%

Nearby colors

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

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

Gradient to complement

#EDFEDC #EDF8E2 #EDF3E7 #EDEDED #EDE7F3 #EDE2F8 #EDDCFE

Color vision previews

Compare how #EDFEDC 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.

#FFF9DA

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.

#FFF8DD

Tritanopia

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

#EFFBF4

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.

#FBFBDB

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.

#FAFADD

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#EEFDE5

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#F8F8F8

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.

#F3FBEB

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 0.99110 B 0.71569

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 0.94171 G 0.99396 B 0.87449

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.87248 G 0.98631 B 0.73787

CIE xyY

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

x 0.322 y 0.363 Y 94.055

CMY

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

C % 7.059 M % 0.392 Y % 13.725

Binary RGB

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

11101101 11111110 11011100