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#F8EFCD

#f8efcd ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#f8efcd 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, 93.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.63% magenta, 17.34% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 47.44°, with 75.44% saturation and 88.82% 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 18.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.861

Complementary

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #cdd6f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #cdebf8
  3. #d9cdf8

Analogous

  1. #f8d9cd
  2. #f8efcd
  3. #ebf8cd

Triadic

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #cdf8ef
  3. #efcdf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #d6f8cd
  3. #cdd6f8
  4. #efcdf8

Square

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #cdf8d9
  3. #cdd6f8
  4. #f8cdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #e5c447
  2. #efda8a
  3. #f8efcd
  4. #fcf9ed
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#f8efcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #dfd7b9
  3. #c6bfa4
  4. #aea790
  5. #958f7b
  6. #7c7867
  7. #636052
  8. #4a483e
  9. #323029
  10. #191815
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8efcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #f9f1d2
  3. #f9f2d7
  4. #faf4dc
  5. #fbf5e1
  6. #fcf7e6
  7. #fcf9eb
  8. #fdfaf0
  9. #fefcf5
  10. #fefdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8efcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8efcd
  2. #ece4c5
  3. #e0d9be
  4. #d4ceb6
  5. #c8c3ae
  6. #bcb8a7
  7. #b0ac9f
  8. #a4a197
  9. #98968f
  10. #8c8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2efe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7edcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9f0ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeae5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7eecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcecdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8efcd {
  color: #f8efcd;
}
Background
.bg-f8efcd {
  background-color: #f8efcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8efcd {
  border: 2px solid #f8efcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8efcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 239 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 75% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8efcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8efcd, #ebf8cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8efcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 239 205 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 2.65 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.18 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 4.40 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.47 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.56 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.56 #071032 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#f8efcd  rgb(248, 239, 205)  hsl(47, 75%, 89%)  Cornsilk
#cdd6f8  rgb(205, 214, 248)  hsl(227, 75%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#cdf8ef  rgb(205, 248, 239)  hsl(167, 75%, 89%)  Light Cyan
#efcdf8  rgb(239, 205, 248)  hsl(287, 75%, 89%)  Thistle