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#F4E49B

#f4e49b ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f4e49b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 89.41% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.56% magenta, 36.48% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 49.21°, with 80.18% saturation and 78.24% 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 16.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.7709

Complementary

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #9babf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #9bd8f4
  3. #b89bf4

Analogous

  1. #f4b89b
  2. #f4e49b
  3. #d8f49b

Triadic

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #9bf4e4
  3. #e49bf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #abf49b
  3. #9babf4
  4. #e49bf4

Square

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #9bf4b8
  3. #9babf4
  4. #f49bd8

Monochromatic

  1. #deba18
  2. #ecd156
  3. #f4e49b
  4. #fcf7e0
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#f4e49b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #dccd8c
  3. #c3b67c
  4. #aba06d
  5. #92895d
  6. #7a724e
  7. #625b3e
  8. #49442f
  9. #312e1f
  10. #181710
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e49b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #f5e7a5
  3. #f6e9af
  4. #f7ecb9
  5. #f8efc3
  6. #faf2cd
  7. #fbf4d7
  8. #fcf7e1
  9. #fdfaeb
  10. #fefcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e49b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e49b
  2. #e8da98
  3. #ddd096
  4. #d1c693
  5. #c6bc90
  6. #bab28e
  7. #aea88b
  8. #a39e88
  9. #979485
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2e096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e69e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdad1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e59d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcdebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e49b {
  color: #f4e49b;
}
Background
.bg-f4e49b {
  background-color: #f4e49b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e49b {
  border: 2px solid #f4e49b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e49b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 228 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 80% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e49b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e49b, #d8f49b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e49b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 228 155 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.02 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.51 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.56 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.65 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.66 #0b1b64 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f4e49b  rgb(244, 228, 155)  hsl(49, 80%, 78%)  Vanilla
#9babf4  rgb(155, 171, 244)  hsl(229, 80%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bf4e4  rgb(155, 244, 228)  hsl(169, 80%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#e49bf4  rgb(228, 155, 244)  hsl(289, 80%, 78%)  Plum