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#F5F5AA

#f5f5aa ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f5f5aa is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 96.08% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.61% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 78.95% 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 18.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.8762

Complementary

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #aaaaf5

Split complementary

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #aacff5
  3. #cfaaf5

Analogous

  1. #f5cfaa
  2. #f5f5aa
  3. #cff5aa

Triadic

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #aaf5f5
  3. #f5aaf5

Tetradic

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #aaf5aa
  3. #aaaaf5
  4. #f5aaf5

Square

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #aaf5cf
  3. #aaaaf5
  4. #f5aacf

Monochromatic

  1. #e5e521
  2. #eded66
  3. #f5f5aa
  4. #fdfded
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#f5f5aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #dddd99
  3. #c4c488
  4. #acac77
  5. #939366
  6. #7b7b55
  7. #626244
  8. #4a4a33
  9. #313122
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5f5aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #f6f6b3
  3. #f7f7bb
  4. #f8f8c4
  5. #f9f9cc
  6. #fafad5
  7. #fbfbdd
  8. #fcfce6
  9. #fdfdee
  10. #fefef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5f5aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5f5aa
  2. #e9e9a6
  3. #dedea2
  4. #d2d29d
  5. #c6c699
  6. #bbbb95
  7. #afaf91
  8. #a3a38d
  9. #979788
  10. #8c8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2f2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffefa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff2ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffece2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf1a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf3ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbf0ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5f5aa {
  color: #f5f5aa;
}
Background
.bg-f5f5aa {
  background-color: #f5f5aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5f5aa {
  border: 2px solid #f5f5aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5f5aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 245 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 79% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5f5aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5f5aa, #cff5aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5f5aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 245 170 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.74 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.67 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.90 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.87 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.92 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.70 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.73 #0a0a55 Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#f5f5aa  rgb(245, 245, 170)  hsl(60, 79%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aaaaf5  rgb(170, 170, 245)  hsl(240, 79%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aaf5f5  rgb(170, 245, 245)  hsl(180, 79%, 81%)  Celeste
#f5aaf5  rgb(245, 170, 245)  hsl(300, 79%, 81%)  Plum