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#EDFDC9 Color

#EDFDC9 is rgb(237, 253, 201) in RGB, hsl(78, 93%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cream (#FFFDD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFDC9
HEX#EDFDC9
RGBrgb(237, 253, 201)
HSLhsl(78, 93%, 89%)
HSVhsv(78, 21%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(96.9% 0.07 121.6)
LABlab(97.15% -11.85 23.14)
LCHlch(97.15% 26.00 117.12)

What #EDFDC9 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 #EDFDC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 7.5Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.04Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.35Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 8.4Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 8.43Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.49

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

#EDFDC9 Channel Values

How #EDFDC9 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 253 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 93% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 21% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFDC9 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDFDC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDFDC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFDC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDFDC9
Complementary
#D9C9FD
Analogous
#FDF3C9
Analogous
#D3FDC9
Triadic
#C9EDFD
Triadic
#FDC9ED
Split comp.
#C9D3FD
Split comp.
#F3C9FD

Tints & Shades of #EDFDC9

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

#EFFDCE
#F2FED8
#F4FEDD
#F5FEE1
#F7FEE6
#FAFEF0

Shades

#DAFB8E
#C7F953
#B4F718
#8CC507
#628A05
#384F03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDFDC9.

How #EDFDC9 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#EDFDC9
Protanopia#FAFAC9
Protanomaly#F5FBC9
Deuteranopia#F8F8CA
Deuteranomaly#F4FAC9
Tritanopia#F3F7F7
Tritanomaly#F1FAE6
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFDC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edfdc9: #EDFDC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFDC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edfdc9': '#EDFDC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.992, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_edfdc9">#EDFDC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFDC9"

More Green Colors

#EDFDC9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#EDFDC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFDC9?

#EDFDC9 is a lightest green — rgb(237, 253, 201) in RGB and hsl(78, 93%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cream (#FFFDD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #EDFDC9?

#EDFDC9 is rgb(237, 253, 201) — red 237, green 253, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFDC9?

#EDFDC9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFDC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFDC9 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFDC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFDC9 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 8.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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