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#f2e8a9 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2e8a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.13% magenta, 30.17% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 51.78°, with 73.74% saturation and 80.59% 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 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.7946

Complementary

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #a9b3f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #a9d8f2
  3. #c4a9f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c4a9
  2. #f2e8a9
  3. #d8f2a9

Triadic

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #a9f2e8
  3. #e8a9f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #b3f2a9
  3. #a9b3f2
  4. #e8a9f2

Square

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #a9f2c4
  3. #a9b3f2
  4. #f2a9d8

Monochromatic

  1. #dec424
  2. #e8d667
  3. #f2e8a9
  4. #fcfaeb
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#f2e8a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #dad198
  3. #c2ba87
  4. #a9a276
  5. #918b65
  6. #797455
  7. #615d44
  8. #494633
  9. #302e22
  10. #181711
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e8a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #f3eab2
  3. #f5edba
  4. #f6efc3
  5. #f7f1cb
  6. #f9f4d4
  7. #faf6dd
  8. #fbf8e5
  9. #fcfaee
  10. #fefdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e8a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e8a9
  2. #e7dea5
  3. #dbd3a1
  4. #d0c99d
  5. #c4be99
  6. #b9b495
  7. #aeaa90
  8. #a29f8c
  9. #979588
  10. #8b8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe7d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e4a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e8ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddfd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e8aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e3c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e8a9 {
  color: #f2e8a9;
}
Background
.bg-f2e8a9 {
  background-color: #f2e8a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e8a9 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e8a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e8a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 232 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 74% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e8a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e8a9, #d8f2a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e8a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 232 169 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 1.22 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.74 #faf0be Blond ΔE 3.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.91 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.07 #0d1756 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#f2e8a9  rgb(242, 232, 169)  hsl(52, 74%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a9b3f2  rgb(169, 179, 242)  hsl(232, 74%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a9f2e8  rgb(169, 242, 232)  hsl(172, 74%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise
#e8a9f2  rgb(232, 169, 242)  hsl(292, 74%, 81%)  Plum