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#F2E185

#f2e185 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2e185 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.02% magenta, 45.04% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 50.64°, with 80.74% saturation and 73.53% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7442

Complementary

  1. #f2e185
  2. #8596f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e185
  2. #85cdf2
  3. #aa85f2

Analogous

  1. #f2aa85
  2. #f2e185
  3. #cdf285

Triadic

  1. #f2e185
  2. #85f2e1
  3. #e185f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e185
  2. #96f285
  3. #8596f2
  4. #e185f2

Square

  1. #f2e185
  2. #85f2aa
  3. #8596f2
  4. #f285cd

Monochromatic

  1. #c9ad15
  2. #ebd040
  3. #f2e185
  4. #f9f2ca
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#f2e185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e185
  2. #dacb78
  3. #c2b46a
  4. #a99e5d
  5. #918750
  6. #797143
  7. #615a35
  8. #494428
  9. #302d1b
  10. #18170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e185
  2. #f3e491
  3. #f5e79d
  4. #f6eaaa
  5. #f7edb6
  6. #f9f0c2
  7. #faf3ce
  8. #fbf6da
  9. #fcf9e7
  10. #fefcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e185
  2. #e7d785
  3. #dbce84
  4. #d0c484
  5. #c4ba83
  6. #b9b183
  7. #aea782
  8. #a29d82
  9. #979381
  10. #8b8a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1dc7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1de81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e287 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbdab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e185 {
  color: #f2e185;
}
Background
.bg-f2e185 {
  background-color: #f2e185;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e185 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 225 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 81% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e185, #cdf285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 225 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.34 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.13 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.74 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.30 #0d1e7a Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Flax
#f2e185  rgb(242, 225, 133)  hsl(51, 81%, 74%)  Flax
#8596f2  rgb(133, 150, 242)  hsl(231, 81%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#85f2e1  rgb(133, 242, 225)  hsl(171, 81%, 74%)  Turquoise
#e185f2  rgb(225, 133, 242)  hsl(291, 81%, 74%)  Violet