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#F4E8AB

#f4e8ab ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f4e8ab is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 90.98% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.92% magenta, 29.92% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 50.14°, with 76.84% saturation and 81.37% 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 16.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.7989

Complementary

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #abb7f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #abdbf4
  3. #c3abf4

Analogous

  1. #f4c3ab
  2. #f4e8ab
  3. #dbf4ab

Triadic

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #abf4e8
  3. #e8abf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #b7f4ab
  3. #abb7f4
  4. #e8abf4

Square

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #abf4c3
  3. #abb7f4
  4. #f4abdb

Monochromatic

  1. #e2c324
  2. #ebd567
  3. #f4e8ab
  4. #fdfaed
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#f4e8ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #dcd19a
  3. #c3ba89
  4. #aba278
  5. #928b67
  6. #7a7456
  7. #625d44
  8. #494633
  9. #312e22
  10. #181711
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e8ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #f5eab3
  3. #f6edbc
  4. #f7efc4
  5. #f8f1cd
  6. #faf4d5
  7. #fbf6dd
  8. #fcf8e6
  9. #fdfaee
  10. #fefdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e8ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e8ab
  2. #e8dea7
  3. #ddd3a2
  4. #d1c99e
  5. #c6be9a
  6. #bab496
  7. #aeaa91
  8. #a39f8d
  9. #979589
  10. #8c8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ece7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e4a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e9ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e6a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e9ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbe3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e8ab {
  color: #f4e8ab;
}
Background
.bg-f4e8ab {
  background-color: #f4e8ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e8ab {
  border: 2px solid #f4e8ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e8ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 232 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 77% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e8ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e8ab, #dbf4ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e8ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 232 171 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 1.85 #faf0be Blond ΔE 3.07 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.38 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.61 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.11 #0b1754 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f4e8ab  rgb(244, 232, 171)  hsl(50, 77%, 81%)  Vanilla
#abb7f4  rgb(171, 183, 244)  hsl(230, 77%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abf4e8  rgb(171, 244, 232)  hsl(170, 77%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise
#e8abf4  rgb(232, 171, 244)  hsl(290, 77%, 81%)  Mauve