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#F4E09C

#f4e09c ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f4e09c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 87.84% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.2% magenta, 36.07% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 80% saturation and 78.43% 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 15.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7494

Complementary

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #9cb0f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #9cdcf4
  3. #b49cf4

Analogous

  1. #f4b49c
  2. #f4e09c
  3. #dcf49c

Triadic

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #9cf4e0
  3. #e09cf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #b0f49c
  3. #9cb0f4
  4. #e09cf4

Square

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #9cf4b4
  3. #9cb0f4
  4. #f49cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #deb119
  2. #ecca57
  3. #f4e09c
  4. #fcf6e1
  5. #fdf9ed

Shades

#f4e09c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #dcca8c
  3. #c3b37d
  4. #ab9d6d
  5. #92865e
  6. #7a704e
  7. #625a3e
  8. #49432f
  9. #312d1f
  10. #181610
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e09c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #f5e3a6
  3. #f6e6b0
  4. #f7e9ba
  5. #f8ecc4
  6. #faf0ce
  7. #fbf3d7
  8. #fcf6e1
  9. #fdf9eb
  10. #fefcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e09c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e09c
  2. #e8d699
  3. #ddcd96
  4. #d1c394
  5. #c6ba91
  6. #bab08e
  7. #aea68b
  8. #a39d88
  9. #979386
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eedd97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e39e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0de99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e29d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcdabc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e09c {
  color: #f4e09c;
}
Background
.bg-f4e09c {
  background-color: #f4e09c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e09c {
  border: 2px solid #f4e09c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e09c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 224 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 80% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e09c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e09c, #dcf49c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e09c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 224 156 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.18 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.46 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.86 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.99 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.31 #0b1f63 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f4e09c  rgb(244, 224, 156)  hsl(46, 80%, 78%)  Vanilla
#9cb0f4  rgb(156, 176, 244)  hsl(226, 80%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cf4e0  rgb(156, 244, 224)  hsl(166, 80%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#e09cf4  rgb(224, 156, 244)  hsl(286, 80%, 78%)  Mauve