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#F8EDB3

#f8edb3 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8edb3 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 92.94% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.44% magenta, 27.82% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 50.43°, with 83.13% saturation and 83.73% 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 17.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.8378

Complementary

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #b3bef8

Split complementary

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #b3e1f8
  3. #cbb3f8

Analogous

  1. #f8cbb3
  2. #f8edb3
  3. #e1f8b3

Triadic

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #b3f8ed
  3. #edb3f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #bef8b3
  3. #b3bef8
  4. #edb3f8

Square

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #b3f8cb
  3. #b3bef8
  4. #f8b3e1

Monochromatic

  1. #ebcc27
  2. #f2dc6d
  3. #f8edb3
  4. #fdfbec
  5. #fdfbec

Shades

#f8edb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #dfd5a1
  3. #c6be8f
  4. #aea67d
  5. #958e6b
  6. #7c775a
  7. #635f48
  8. #4a4736
  9. #322f24
  10. #191812
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8edb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #f9efbb
  3. #f9f1c2
  4. #faf2ca
  5. #fbf4d1
  6. #fcf6d9
  7. #fcf8e1
  8. #fdfae8
  9. #fefbf0
  10. #fefdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8edb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8edb3
  2. #ece2ae
  3. #e0d7a9
  4. #d4cca4
  5. #c8c19f
  6. #bcb79a
  7. #b0ac94
  8. #a4a18f
  9. #98968a
  10. #8c8b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e9af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fceeb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe5de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8ebb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faeeb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fee8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8edb3 {
  color: #f8edb3;
}
Background
.bg-f8edb3 {
  background-color: #f8edb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8edb3 {
  border: 2px solid #f8edb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8edb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 237 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 83% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8edb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8edb3, #e1f8b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8edb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 237 179 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.86 #faf0be Blond ΔE 1.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.23 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.39 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.16 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.80 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.04 #07124c Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f8edb3  rgb(248, 237, 179)  hsl(50, 83%, 84%)  Vanilla
#b3bef8  rgb(179, 190, 248)  hsl(230, 83%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#b3f8ed  rgb(179, 248, 237)  hsl(170, 83%, 84%)  Celeste
#edb3f8  rgb(237, 179, 248)  hsl(290, 83%, 84%)  Mauve