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#EDFF61 Color

#EDFF61 is rgb(237, 255, 97) in RGB, hsl(67, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFF61
HEX#EDFF61
RGBrgb(237, 255, 97)
HSLhsl(67, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(67, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.8% 0.179 115.4)
LABlab(96.52% -20.80 70.50)
LCHlch(96.52% 73.50 106.44)

What #EDFF61 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 #EDFF61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 7.42Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 8.96Icterine#FCF75EΔE 9.46Butter#FFFD74ΔE 10.87Pear#D1E231ΔE 11.54Lemon Yellow#FFF44FΔE 12.82

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

#EDFF61 Channel Values

How #EDFF61 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 255 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFF61 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDFF61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDFF61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFF61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDFF61
Complementary
#7361FF
Analogous
#FFC261
Analogous
#9EFF61
Triadic
#61EDFF
Triadic
#FF61ED
Split comp.
#619EFF
Split comp.
#C261FF

Tints & Shades of #EDFF61

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

#EFFF75
#F1FF8A
#F4FF9E
#F7FFB8
#F9FFCC
#FBFFE0

Shades

#E7FF33
#E1FF00
#B9D100
#90A300
#687500
#3B4200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDFF61.

How #EDFF61 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#EDFF61
Protanopia#FCFC61
Protanomaly#F6FD61
Deuteranopia#F9F963
Deuteranomaly#F4FC62
Tritanopia#FAF2F2
Tritanomaly#F5F7C9
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFF61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edff61: #EDFF61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFF61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edff61': '#EDFF61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 1.000, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_edff61">#EDFF61</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFF61"

More Green Colors

#EDFF61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDFF61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFF61?

#EDFF61 is a light green — rgb(237, 255, 97) in RGB and hsl(67, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #EDFF61?

#EDFF61 is rgb(237, 255, 97) — red 237, green 255, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFF61?

#EDFF61 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFF61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFF61 scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFF61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFF61 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 23.47, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.