#EDFFBE

sRGB: 237 / 255 / 190

Infinite horizons command forgotten kingdoms
Unbridled forces transform the fabric of existence
Eternal flames transcend the limits of dreams

#EDFFBE belongs to the yellow-green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 237 red, 255 green and 190 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 76.6° lands in the yellow-green region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 87.3% 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 (19.65:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 237, 255, 190
HSL: 76.62°, 100.00%, 87.25%
HSV / HSB: 76.62°, 25.49%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 7.06%, 0.00%, 25.49%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 79.976, 93.242, 62.501
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 97.326, -16.433, 29.185
WCAG relative luminance: 0.93242
24-bit decimal: 15597502

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 #EDFFBE 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: 19.65:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.07:1

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

#D0BEFF sits half a turn (180°) from #EDFFBE 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.

#EDFFBE #D0BEFF

Analogous

#FFF1BE and #CCFFBE sit 30° to either side of #EDFFBE. 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.

#FFF1BE #EDFFBE #CCFFBE

Triadic

#EDFFBE, #BEEDFF and #FFBEED are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EDFFBE #BEEDFF #FFBEED

Split complementary

Start at #EDFFBE and look across the wheel. #BECCFF and #F1BEFF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EDFFBE #BECCFF #F1BEFF

Square

Starting with #EDFFBE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #BEFFF1, #D0BEFF, then #FFBECC. Across the square, #EDFFBE pairs with #D0BEFF, and #BEFFF1 with #FFBECC.

#EDFFBE #BEFFF1 #D0BEFF #FFBECC

Tetradic

#EDFFBE and #D0BEFF are opposites, as are #BEFFD0 and #FFBEED. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EDFFBE #BEFFD0 #D0BEFF #FFBEED

Tints

Mixing #EDFFBE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F1FFCB, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBFFF2, the mixture is 80% white.

#EDFFBE #F1FFCB #F4FFD8 #F8FFE5 #FBFFF2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EDFFBE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BECC98, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F3326, the mixture is 80% black.

#EDFFBE #BECC98 #8E9972 #5F664C #2F3326 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EDFFBE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D7E6B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #96998C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EDFFBE #D7E6B2 #C1CCA5 #ACB399 #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

#EDFFBE

RGB

rgb(237 255 190)

HSL

hsl(76.615 100.000% 87.255%)

CSS example

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

Channel breakdown

RGB

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

Red 92.9%

Green 100.0%

Blue 74.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EDFFBE is 7.1% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 25.5% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 7.1%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 25.5%

Black 0.0%

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 #EDFFBE 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

#EDFFBE #E8F4C9 #E3E9D4 #DFDFDF #DAD4E9 #D5C9F4 #D0BEFF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EDFFBE 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.

#FFF7BA

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.

#FFF7C1

Tritanopia

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

#F3F8EE

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.

#FFFABC

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.

#FEFAC0

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#EFFCD1

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#F7F7F7

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.

#F2FBDD

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 1.00000 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 0.94246 G 0.99776 B 0.77092

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.87406 G 0.99492 B 0.55571

CIE xyY

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

x 0.339 y 0.396 Y 93.242

CMY

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

C % 7.059 M % 0.000 Y % 25.490

Binary RGB

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

11101101 11111111 10111110