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#f2e8a1 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2e8a1 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 90.98% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.13% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 52.59°, with 75.7% saturation and 79.02% 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 16.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.7916

Complementary

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #a1abf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #a1d4f2
  3. #bfa1f2

Analogous

  1. #f2bfa1
  2. #f2e8a1
  3. #d4f2a1

Triadic

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #a1f2e8
  3. #e8a1f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #abf2a1
  3. #a1abf2
  4. #e8a1f2

Square

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #a1f2bf
  3. #a1abf2
  4. #f2a1d4

Monochromatic

  1. #dcc41e
  2. #e9d85e
  3. #f2e8a1
  4. #fbf8e4
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#f2e8a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #dad191
  3. #c2ba81
  4. #a9a271
  5. #918b61
  6. #797451
  7. #615d40
  8. #494630
  9. #302e20
  10. #181710
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e8a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #f3eaaa
  3. #f5edb4
  4. #f6efbd
  5. #f7f1c7
  6. #f9f4d0
  7. #faf6d9
  8. #fbf8e3
  9. #fcfaec
  10. #fefdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e8a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e8a1
  2. #e7de9e
  3. #dbd39a
  4. #d0c997
  5. #c4be94
  6. #b9b491
  7. #aeaa8d
  8. #a29f8a
  9. #979587
  10. #8b8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe7ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e39c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e8a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feded6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e59e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e8a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e2c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e8a1 {
  color: #f2e8a1;
}
Background
.bg-f2e8a1 {
  background-color: #f2e8a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e8a1 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e8a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e8a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 232 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 76% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e8a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e8a1, #d4f2a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e8a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 232 161 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.70 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.89 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.92 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.20 #0d175e Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#f2e8a1  rgb(242, 232, 161)  hsl(53, 76%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a1abf2  rgb(161, 171, 242)  hsl(233, 76%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a1f2e8  rgb(161, 242, 232)  hsl(173, 76%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#e8a1f2  rgb(232, 161, 242)  hsl(293, 76%, 79%)  Plum