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#F2E5AE

#f2e5ae ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2e5ae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.8% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 28.1% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 48.53°, with 72.34% saturation and 81.57% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 0.7.

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Relative luminance0.7797

Complementary

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #aebbf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #aeddf2
  3. #c3aef2

Analogous

  1. #f2c3ae
  2. #f2e5ae
  3. #ddf2ae

Triadic

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #aef2e5
  3. #e5aef2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #bbf2ae
  3. #aebbf2
  4. #e5aef2

Square

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #aef2c3
  3. #aebbf2
  4. #f2aedd

Monochromatic

  1. #ddbb2a
  2. #e7d06c
  3. #f2e5ae
  4. #fcf9ed
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#f2e5ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #dace9d
  3. #c2b78b
  4. #a9a07a
  5. #918968
  6. #797357
  7. #615c46
  8. #494534
  9. #302e23
  10. #181711
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e5ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #f3e8b6
  3. #f5eabe
  4. #f6edc6
  5. #f7efce
  6. #f9f2d7
  7. #faf5df
  8. #fbf7e7
  9. #fcfaef
  10. #fefcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e5ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e5ae
  2. #e7dba9
  3. #dbd1a5
  4. #d0c7a0
  5. #c4bd9c
  6. #b9b397
  7. #aea892
  8. #a29e8e
  9. #979489
  10. #8b8a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0e2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4e7b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdddd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e3ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e6af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e0c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e5ae {
  color: #f2e5ae;
}
Background
.bg-f2e5ae {
  background-color: #f2e5ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e5ae {
  border: 2px solid #f2e5ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e5ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 229 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e5ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e5ae, #ddf2ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e5ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 229 174 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 0.70 #faf0be Blond ΔE 2.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.73 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.89 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.15 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.46 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.51 #0d1a51 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f2e5ae  rgb(242, 229, 174)  hsl(49, 72%, 82%)  Vanilla
#aebbf2  rgb(174, 187, 242)  hsl(229, 72%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aef2e5  rgb(174, 242, 229)  hsl(169, 72%, 82%)  Pale Turquoise
#e5aef2  rgb(229, 174, 242)  hsl(289, 72%, 82%)  Mauve