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#F2E181

#f2e181 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2e181 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.24% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.02% magenta, 46.69% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 50.97°, with 81.29% saturation and 72.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7431

Complementary

  1. #f2e181
  2. #8192f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e181
  2. #81cbf2
  3. #a981f2

Analogous

  1. #f2a981
  2. #f2e181
  3. #cbf281

Triadic

  1. #f2e181
  2. #81f2e1
  3. #e181f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e181
  2. #92f281
  3. #8192f2
  4. #e181f2

Square

  1. #f2e181
  2. #81f2a9
  3. #8192f2
  4. #f281cb

Monochromatic

  1. #c6ab14
  2. #ebd03c
  3. #f2e181
  4. #f9f2c6
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#f2e181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e181
  2. #dacb74
  3. #c2b467
  4. #a99e5a
  5. #91874d
  6. #797141
  7. #615a34
  8. #494427
  9. #302d1a
  10. #18170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e181
  2. #f3e48e
  3. #f5e79a
  4. #f6eaa7
  5. #f7edb3
  6. #f9f0c0
  7. #faf3cd
  8. #fbf6d9
  9. #fcf9e6
  10. #fefcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e181
  2. #e7d781
  3. #dbce81
  4. #d0c481
  5. #c4ba81
  6. #b9b181
  7. #aea780
  8. #a29d80
  9. #979380
  10. #8b8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1dc79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e385 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2de7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbdab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e181 {
  color: #f2e181;
}
Background
.bg-f2e181 {
  background-color: #f2e181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e181 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 225 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 81% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e181, #cbf281);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 225 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.31 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.05 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.35 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.44 #0d1e7e Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Flax
#f2e181  rgb(242, 225, 129)  hsl(51, 81%, 73%)  Flax
#8192f2  rgb(129, 146, 242)  hsl(231, 81%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#81f2e1  rgb(129, 242, 225)  hsl(171, 81%, 73%)  Turquoise
#e181f2  rgb(225, 129, 242)  hsl(291, 81%, 73%)  Violet