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Pastelyellowsoft

Quiet Ivory Weave

#eff4d1
Notes

Quiet Ivory Weave (#EFF4D1) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (69°, 61%, 89%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#eff4d1
RGB
rgb(239, 244, 209)
HSL
hsl(69, 61%, 89%)
HWB
hwb(69 82% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.4% 0.046 113.9)
HSV
hsv(69, 14%, 96%)
LAB
lab(95.02% -7.51 16.33)
LCH
lch(95.02% 17.97 114.69)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 4%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#eff4d1
Original
#faf0cf
Protanopia
#f9f1d2
Deuteranopia
#f3f0ea
Tritanopia
#f0f0f0
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.13:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
18.53:1

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