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#F8EDCE

#f8edce ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#f8edce is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 92.94% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.44% magenta, 16.94% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 44.29°, with 75% saturation and 89.02% 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 18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.8498

Complementary

  1. #f8edce
  2. #ced9f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8edce
  2. #ceeef8
  3. #d8cef8

Analogous

  1. #f8d8ce
  2. #f8edce
  3. #eef8ce

Triadic

  1. #f8edce
  2. #cef8ed
  3. #edcef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8edce
  2. #d9f8ce
  3. #ced9f8
  4. #edcef8

Square

  1. #f8edce
  2. #cef8d8
  3. #ced9f8
  4. #f8ceee

Monochromatic

  1. #e5bc48
  2. #eed48b
  3. #f8edce
  4. #fcf8ed
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#f8edce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8edce
  2. #dfd5b9
  3. #c6bea5
  4. #aea690
  5. #958e7c
  6. #7c7767
  7. #635f52
  8. #4a473e
  9. #322f29
  10. #191815
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8edce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8edce
  2. #f9efd3
  3. #f9f1d8
  4. #faf2dd
  5. #fbf4e2
  6. #fcf6e7
  7. #fcf8eb
  8. #fdfaf0
  9. #fefbf5
  10. #fefdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8edce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8edce
  2. #ece2c6
  3. #e0d7be
  4. #d4ccb7
  5. #c8c1af
  6. #bcb7a7
  7. #b0ac9f
  8. #a4a197
  9. #989690
  10. #8c8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2ede2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4ebcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7efcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe8e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6eccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8eecf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fceadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8edce {
  color: #f8edce;
}
Background
.bg-f8edce {
  background-color: #f8edce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8edce {
  border: 2px solid #f8edce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8edce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 237 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 75% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8edce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8edce, #eef8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8edce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 237 206 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 2.79 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 3.37 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 3.53 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 3.73 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 3.80 #ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 4.05 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 4.91 #071231 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#f8edce  rgb(248, 237, 206)  hsl(44, 75%, 89%)  Cornsilk
#ced9f8  rgb(206, 217, 248)  hsl(224, 75%, 89%)  Lavender
#cef8ed  rgb(206, 248, 237)  hsl(164, 75%, 89%)  Light Cyan
#edcef8  rgb(237, 206, 248)  hsl(284, 75%, 89%)  Thistle