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#EDFFA9 Color

#EDFFA9 is rgb(237, 255, 169) in RGB, hsl(73, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFFA9
HEX#EDFFA9
RGBrgb(237, 255, 169)
HSLhsl(73, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(73, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.7% 0.11 118.1)
LABlab(97.20% -15.94 39.09)
LCHlch(97.20% 42.21 112.18)

What #EDFFA9 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 #EDFFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 9.06Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 10.06Canary#FFFF99ΔE 11.03Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 11.4Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 12.17Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 12.2

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

#EDFFA9 Channel Values

How #EDFFA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFFA9 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 text19.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDFFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDFFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDFFA9
Complementary
#BBA8FF
Analogous
#FFE6A8
Analogous
#C1FFA8
Triadic
#A8ECFF
Triadic
#FFA8EC
Split comp.
#A8C1FF
Split comp.
#E6A8FF

Tints & Shades of #EDFFA9

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

#EEFFB3
#F1FFBD
#F3FFC7
#F6FFD6
#F8FFE0
#FBFFEB

Shades

#E0FF70
#D3FF33
#C4FA00
#98C200
#6C8A00
#3C4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDFFA9.

How #EDFFA9 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#EDFFA9
Protanopia#FCFCA9
Protanomaly#F6FDA9
Deuteranopia#F9F9AA
Deuteranomaly#F4FCA9
Tritanopia#F6F6F6
Tritanomaly#F3FADC
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edffa9: #EDFFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edffa9': '#EDFFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 1.000, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_edffa9">#EDFFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFFA9"

More Green Colors

#EDFFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#EDFFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFFA9?

#EDFFA9 is a lightest green — rgb(237, 255, 169) in RGB and hsl(73, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #EDFFA9?

#EDFFA9 is rgb(237, 255, 169) — red 237, green 255, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFFA9?

#EDFFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFFA9 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFFA9 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.59, which is visibly different.

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