HEX atlas value

#EDFDA5

#EDFDA5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 253, 165, HSL 71, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.9097, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#EDFDA5 Sample readable text

HEX #EDFDA5

RGB rgb(237, 253, 165)

HSL hsl(71 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.9097

Contrast Black 19.19:1White 1.09:1

CSS

--color-edfda5: #EDFDA5;
.background-edfda5 { background-color: #EDFDA5; }
.text-edfda5 { color: #EDFDA5; }

Luminance0.9097

Black text19.19:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EDFDA5","rgb":[237,253,165],"hsl":[71,96,82],"cmyk":[6,0,35,1],"luminance":0.9097,"contrast":{"black":19.19,"white":1.09}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEFFA3","hex":"#EEFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.47,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/edfda5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B5A5FD","analogous":["#FDE1A5","#C1FDA5"],"triadic":["#A5EDFD","#FDA5ED"],"tetradic":["#A5FDE1","#B5A5FD","#FDA5C1"],"splitComplementary":["#A5C1FD","#E1A5FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDFDA5","#DBFB4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DBFB4B","saturated":"#EEFFA3","desaturated":"#E7F3AF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F6FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":25.45584412271571},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":26.645825188948457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDFDA5

#EDFDA5 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #EDFDA5 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 237, 253, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 96% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.9097, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.19:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDFDA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#EEFFA3#000000 text · best 19.47:1#EEFFA3

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#EDFDA5#EDFDA5

#B5A5FD#B5A5FD

#FDE1A5#FDE1A5

#C1FDA5#C1FDA5

White#FFFFFF

#DBFB4B#DBFB4B

Color Harmonies

#B5A5FD#B5A5FD

#FDE1A5#FDE1A5

#C1FDA5#C1FDA5

#A5EDFD#A5EDFD

#FDA5ED#FDA5ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DBFB4B#DBFB4B

#EEFFA3#EEFFA3

#E7F3AF#E7F3AF

White#FFFFFF

#F6FFCC#F6FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Butter#FFF1A8

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

#EDFDA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDFDA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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