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#F3DE8A

#f3de8a ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f3de8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 87.06% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.64% magenta, 43.21% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 81.4% saturation and 74.71% 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 15.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.7313

Complementary

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #8a9ff3

Split complementary

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #8ad4f3
  3. #aa8af3

Analogous

  1. #f3aa8a
  2. #f3de8a
  3. #d4f38a

Triadic

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #8af3de
  3. #de8af3

Tetradic

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #9ff38a
  3. #8a9ff3
  4. #de8af3

Square

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #8af3aa
  3. #8a9ff3
  4. #f38ad4

Monochromatic

  1. #cfaa15
  2. #ecca45
  3. #f3de8a
  4. #faf2cf
  5. #fdfaec

Shades

#f3de8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #dbc87c
  3. #c2b26e
  4. #aa9b61
  5. #928553
  6. #7a6f45
  7. #615937
  8. #494329
  9. #312c1c
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3de8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #f4e196
  3. #f5e5a1
  4. #f7e8ad
  5. #f8ebb9
  6. #f9efc5
  7. #faf2d0
  8. #fbf5dc
  9. #fdf8e8
  10. #fefcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3de8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3de8a
  2. #e8d589
  3. #dccb88
  4. #d1c287
  5. #c5b886
  6. #baaf85
  7. #aea684
  8. #a39c83
  9. #979382
  10. #8c8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7dec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eeda83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e18d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd2c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0dc86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e08c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcd7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3de8a {
  color: #f3de8a;
}
Background
.bg-f3de8a {
  background-color: #f3de8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3de8a {
  border: 2px solid #f3de8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3de8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 222 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 81% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3de8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3de8a, #d4f38a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3de8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 222 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.50 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.74 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.38 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.99 #0c2175 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Buff
#f3de8a  rgb(243, 222, 138)  hsl(48, 81%, 75%)  Buff
#8a9ff3  rgb(138, 159, 243)  hsl(228, 81%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#8af3de  rgb(138, 243, 222)  hsl(168, 81%, 75%)  Magic Mint
#de8af3  rgb(222, 138, 243)  hsl(288, 81%, 75%)  Violet