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#EDFFC7 Color

#EDFFC7 is rgb(237, 255, 199) in RGB, hsl(79, 100%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFFC7
HEX#EDFFC7
RGBrgb(237, 255, 199)
HSLhsl(79, 100%, 89%)
HSVhsv(79, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.3% 0.075 122.3)
LABlab(97.63% -12.99 24.80)
LCHlch(97.63% 28.00 117.64)

What #EDFFC7 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 #EDFFC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 8.35Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 8.92Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.01Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 9.79Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 9.79Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 9.87

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

#EDFFC7 Channel Values

How #EDFFC7 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 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 100% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFFC7 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 text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDFFC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDFFC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFFC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDFFC7
Complementary
#D9C7FF
Analogous
#FFF5C7
Analogous
#D1FFC7
Triadic
#C7EDFF
Triadic
#FFC7ED
Split comp.
#C7D1FF
Split comp.
#F5C7FF

Tints & Shades of #EDFFC7

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

#EFFFCC
#F2FFD6
#F4FFDB
#F5FFE0
#F7FFE5
#FAFFF0

Shades

#DAFF8A
#C6FF4D
#B3FF0F
#8BCC00
#628F00
#385200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDFFC7.

How #EDFFC7 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#EDFFC7
Protanopia#FCFCC7
Protanomaly#F6FDC7
Deuteranopia#F9F9C8
Deuteranomaly#F4FCC7
Tritanopia#F4F9F9
Tritanomaly#F1FBE7
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFFC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edffc7: #EDFFC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFFC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edffc7': '#EDFFC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 1.000, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_edffc7">#EDFFC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFFC7"

More Green Colors

#EDFFC7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#EDFFC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFFC7?

#EDFFC7 is a lightest green — rgb(237, 255, 199) in RGB and hsl(79, 100%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #EDFFC7?

#EDFFC7 is rgb(237, 255, 199) — red 237, green 255, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFFC7?

#EDFFC7 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFFC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFFC7 scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFFC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFFC7 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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