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#F3DE8F

#f3de8f ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f3de8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.64% magenta, 41.15% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 47.4°, with 80.65% saturation and 75.69% 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 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7328

Complementary

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #8fa4f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #8fd6f3
  3. #ac8ff3

Analogous

  1. #f3ac8f
  2. #f3de8f
  3. #d6f38f

Triadic

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #8ff3de
  3. #de8ff3

Tetradic

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #a4f38f
  3. #8fa4f3
  4. #de8ff3

Square

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #8ff3ac
  3. #8fa4f3
  4. #f38fd6

Monochromatic

  1. #d2ab17
  2. #ecca4a
  3. #f3de8f
  4. #faf2d4
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#f3de8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #dbc881
  3. #c2b272
  4. #aa9b64
  5. #928556
  6. #7a6f48
  7. #615939
  8. #49432b
  9. #312c1d
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3de8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #f4e19a
  3. #f5e5a5
  4. #f7e8b1
  5. #f8ebbc
  6. #f9efc7
  7. #faf2d2
  8. #fbf5dd
  9. #fdf8e9
  10. #fefcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3de8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3de8f
  2. #e8d58e
  3. #dccb8c
  4. #d1c28b
  5. #c5b889
  6. #baaf88
  7. #aea686
  8. #a39c85
  9. #979383
  10. #8c8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7dec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edda89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e192 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0dc8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e091 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcd7b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3de8f {
  color: #f3de8f;
}
Background
.bg-f3de8f {
  background-color: #f3de8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3de8f {
  border: 2px solid #f3de8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3de8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 222 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 81% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3de8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3de8f, #d6f38f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3de8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 222 143 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.43 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.59 #0c2170 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Buff
#f3de8f  rgb(243, 222, 143)  hsl(47, 81%, 76%)  Buff
#8fa4f3  rgb(143, 164, 243)  hsl(227, 81%, 76%)  Cornflower Blue
#8ff3de  rgb(143, 243, 222)  hsl(167, 81%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#de8ff3  rgb(222, 143, 243)  hsl(287, 81%, 76%)  Violet