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#F9E09D

#f9e09d ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9e09d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 87.84% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.04% magenta, 36.95% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 88.46% saturation and 79.61% 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7589

Complementary

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #9db6f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #9de4f9
  3. #b29df9

Analogous

  1. #f9b29d
  2. #f9e09d
  3. #e4f99d

Triadic

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #9df9e0
  3. #e09df9

Tetradic

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #b6f99d
  3. #9db6f9
  4. #e09df9

Square

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #9df9b2
  3. #9db6f9
  4. #f99de4

Monochromatic

  1. #eeb20f
  2. #f5c955
  3. #f9e09d
  4. #fdf7e5
  5. #fef9ec

Shades

#f9e09d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #e0ca8d
  3. #c7b37e
  4. #ae9d6e
  5. #95865e
  6. #7d704f
  7. #645a3f
  8. #4b432f
  9. #322d1f
  10. #191610
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9e09d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #fae3a7
  3. #fae6b1
  4. #fbe9ba
  5. #fbecc4
  6. #fcf0ce
  7. #fdf3d8
  8. #fdf6e2
  9. #fef9eb
  10. #fefcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9e09d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9e09d
  2. #edd69a
  3. #e1cd97
  4. #d5c394
  5. #c9ba91
  6. #bdb08f
  7. #b0a68c
  8. #a49d89
  9. #989386
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe1ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efde98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e59f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3df9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e39e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdabd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9e09d {
  color: #f9e09d;
}
Background
.bg-f9e09d {
  background-color: #f9e09d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9e09d {
  border: 2px solid #f9e09d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9e09d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 224 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9e09d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9e09d, #e4f99d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9e09d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 224 157 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.64 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.78 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 4.98 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.06 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.45 #061f62 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f9e09d  rgb(249, 224, 157)  hsl(44, 88%, 80%)  Vanilla
#9db6f9  rgb(157, 182, 249)  hsl(224, 88%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9df9e0  rgb(157, 249, 224)  hsl(164, 88%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#e09df9  rgb(224, 157, 249)  hsl(284, 88%, 80%)  Mauve