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#F5E49C

#f5e49c ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f5e49c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 89.41% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.94% magenta, 36.33% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 48.54°, with 81.65% saturation and 78.63% 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 16.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.773

Complementary

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #9cadf5

Split complementary

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #9cdaf5
  3. #b89cf5

Analogous

  1. #f5b89c
  2. #f5e49c
  3. #daf59c

Triadic

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #9cf5e4
  3. #e49cf5

Tetradic

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #adf59c
  3. #9cadf5
  4. #e49cf5

Square

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #9cf5b8
  3. #9cadf5
  4. #f59cda

Monochromatic

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #eed157
  3. #f5e49c
  4. #fcf7e1
  5. #fdfaec

Shades

#f5e49c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #ddcd8c
  3. #c4b67d
  4. #aca06d
  5. #93895e
  6. #7b724e
  7. #625b3e
  8. #4a442f
  9. #312e1f
  10. #191710
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5e49c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #f6e7a6
  3. #f7e9b0
  4. #f8ecba
  5. #f9efc4
  6. #faf2ce
  7. #fbf4d7
  8. #fcf7e1
  9. #fdfaeb
  10. #fefcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5e49c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5e49c
  2. #e9da99
  3. #ded096
  4. #d2c694
  5. #c6bc91
  6. #bbb28e
  7. #afa88b
  8. #a39e88
  9. #979486
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe4cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2e097 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e69f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdad2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e59e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fddebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5e49c {
  color: #f5e49c;
}
Background
.bg-f5e49c {
  background-color: #f5e49c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5e49c {
  border: 2px solid #f5e49c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5e49c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 228 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 82% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5e49c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5e49c, #daf59c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5e49c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 228 156 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.87 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.67 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.74 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.66 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.56 #0a1b63 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f5e49c  rgb(245, 228, 156)  hsl(49, 82%, 79%)  Vanilla
#9cadf5  rgb(156, 173, 245)  hsl(229, 82%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cf5e4  rgb(156, 245, 228)  hsl(169, 82%, 79%)  Magic Mint
#e49cf5  rgb(228, 156, 245)  hsl(289, 82%, 79%)  Mauve