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#EDF3BE Color

#EDF3BE is rgb(237, 243, 190) in RGB, hsl(67, 69%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDF3BE
HEX#EDF3BE
RGBrgb(237, 243, 190)
HSLhsl(67, 69%, 85%)
HSVhsv(67, 22%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.069 113)
LABlab(94.40% -8.39 24.97)
LCHlch(94.40% 26.35 108.57)

What #EDF3BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDF3BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EDF3BE Channel Values

How #EDF3BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 243 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 69% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 22% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDF3BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDF3BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDF3BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDF3BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDF3BE.

How #EDF3BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDF3BE
Protanopia#F2F2BE
Protanomaly#F0F2BE
Deuteranopia#F1F1BE
Deuteranomaly#EFF2BE
Tritanopia#F3EDED
Tritanomaly#F1F0DC
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDF3BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edf3be: #EDF3BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDF3BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edf3be': '#EDF3BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.953, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_edf3be">#EDF3BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDF3BE"

More Green Colors

#EDF3BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDF3BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDF3BE?

#EDF3BE is a lightest green — rgb(237, 243, 190) in RGB and hsl(67, 69%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #EDF3BE?

#EDF3BE is rgb(237, 243, 190) — red 237, green 243, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDF3BE?

#EDF3BE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDF3BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDF3BE scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDF3BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDF3BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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