Information about #EDF5DC color

#EDF5DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EDF5DC is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 245, 220) — 92.9% red, 96.1% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 10 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #EDF5DC glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sugar Cane (#EEEFDF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Beige (#F5F5DC) and Ivory White (#F2EFDE).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 245, 220) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 18.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. No one has named #EDF5DC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDF5DC color variations

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#EDF5DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EDF5DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sugar Cane color link
Sugar Cane

#EEEFDF

Beige color link
Beige

#F5F5DC

Ivory White color link
Ivory White

#F2EFDE

Panache color link
Panache

#EBF7E4

Saltpan color link
Saltpan

#EEF3E5

Rice Cake color link
Rice Cake

#EFECDE

Bianca color link
Bianca

#F4EFE0

Nyanza color link
Nyanza

#E9FFDB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDF5DC
  • RGB237, 245, 220
  • CMYK3, 0, 10, 4
  • CSSrgb(237, 245, 220)
  • HSL79°, 56%, 91%
  • HSL Precise79.2°, 55.556%, 91.176%
  • HSV79°, 10%, 96%
  • HSB79°, 10%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.961, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.961, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.961, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDEDF5DC
  • DECIMAL ID15594972
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01