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#EDF8CE Color

#EDF8CE is rgb(237, 248, 206) in RGB, hsl(76, 75%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDF8CE
HEX#EDF8CE
RGBrgb(237, 248, 206)
HSLhsl(76, 75%, 89%)
HSVhsv(76, 17%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.056 119.4)
LABlab(95.95% -8.99 18.97)
LCHlch(95.95% 21.00 115.35)

What #EDF8CE 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 #EDF8CE, 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.

#EDF8CE Channel Values

How #EDF8CE 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 248 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 75% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 17% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDF8CE 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDF8CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDF8CE; 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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Tints & Shades of #EDF8CE

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

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How #EDF8CE 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#EDF8CE
Protanopia#F6F6CE
Protanomaly#F3F7CE
Deuteranopia#F4F4CE
Deuteranomaly#F1F6CE
Tritanopia#F2F3F3
Tritanomaly#F0F5E5
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

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Using #EDF8CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edf8ce: #EDF8CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDF8CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edf8ce': '#EDF8CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.973, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_edf8ce">#EDF8CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDF8CE"

More Green Colors

#EDF8CE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDF8CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDF8CE?

#EDF8CE is a lightest green — rgb(237, 248, 206) in RGB and hsl(76, 75%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #EDF8CE?

#EDF8CE is rgb(237, 248, 206) — red 237, green 248, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDF8CE?

#EDF8CE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDF8CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDF8CE scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDF8CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDF8CE 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 4.48, which is very hard to tell apart.

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