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#F8EA6E

#f8ea6e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8ea6e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 91.76% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.65% magenta, 55.65% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 53.91°, with 90.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7993

Complementary

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #6e7cf8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #6ec1f8
  3. #a56ef8

Analogous

  1. #f8a56e
  2. #f8ea6e
  3. #c1f86e

Triadic

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #6ef8ea
  3. #ea6ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #7cf86e
  3. #6e7cf8
  4. #ea6ef8

Square

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #6ef8a5
  3. #6e7cf8
  4. #f86ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #c4b109
  2. #f4df25
  3. #f8ea6e
  4. #fcf5b7
  5. #fefcec

Shades

#f8ea6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #dfd363
  3. #c6bb58
  4. #aea44d
  5. #958c42
  6. #7c7537
  7. #635e2c
  8. #4a4621
  9. #322f16
  10. #19170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ea6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #f9ec7d
  3. #f9ee8b
  4. #faf09a
  5. #fbf2a8
  6. #fcf5b7
  7. #fcf7c5
  8. #fdf9d4
  9. #fefbe2
  10. #fefdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ea6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ea6e
  2. #ecdf70
  3. #e0d572
  4. #d4ca73
  5. #c8c075
  6. #bcb577
  7. #b0aa79
  8. #a4a07b
  9. #98957c
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee8c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce361 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbe667 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdea72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ea6e {
  color: #f8ea6e;
}
Background
.bg-f8ea6e {
  background-color: #f8ea6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ea6e {
  border: 2px solid #f8ea6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ea6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 234 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 91% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ea6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ea6e, #c1f86e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ea6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 234 110 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.43 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.48 #071591 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f8ea6e  rgb(248, 234, 110)  hsl(54, 91%, 70%)  Icterine
#6e7cf8  rgb(110, 124, 248)  hsl(234, 91%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ef8ea  rgb(110, 248, 234)  hsl(174, 91%, 70%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea6ef8  rgb(234, 110, 248)  hsl(294, 91%, 70%)  Heliotrope