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#F9EAAB

#f9eaab ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9eaab is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 91.76% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 31.33% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 48.46°, with 86.67% saturation and 82.35% 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 17.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8193

Complementary

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #abbaf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #abe1f9
  3. #c3abf9

Analogous

  1. #f9c3ab
  2. #f9eaab
  3. #e1f9ab

Triadic

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #abf9ea
  3. #eaabf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #baf9ab
  3. #abbaf9
  4. #eaabf9

Square

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #abf9c3
  3. #abbaf9
  4. #f9abe1

Monochromatic

  1. #efc61c
  2. #f4d864
  3. #f9eaab
  4. #fefaec
  5. #fefaec

Shades

#f9eaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #e0d39a
  3. #c7bb89
  4. #aea478
  5. #958c67
  6. #7d7556
  7. #645e44
  8. #4b4633
  9. #322f22
  10. #191711
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9eaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #faecb3
  3. #faeebc
  4. #fbf0c4
  5. #fbf2cd
  6. #fcf5d5
  7. #fdf7dd
  8. #fdf9e6
  9. #fefbee
  10. #fefdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9eaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9eaab
  2. #eddfa7
  3. #e1d5a2
  4. #d5ca9e
  5. #c9c09a
  6. #bdb596
  7. #b0aa91
  8. #a4a08d
  9. #989589
  10. #8c8b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ead3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7e7a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbecad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e8a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faebac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9eaab {
  color: #f9eaab;
}
Background
.bg-f9eaab {
  background-color: #f9eaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9eaab {
  border: 2px solid #f9eaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9eaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 234 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 87% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9eaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9eaab, #e1f9ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9eaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 234 171 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.48 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.81 #faf0be Blond ΔE 3.36 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.32 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.91 #061554 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f9eaab  rgb(249, 234, 171)  hsl(48, 87%, 82%)  Vanilla
#abbaf9  rgb(171, 186, 249)  hsl(228, 87%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abf9ea  rgb(171, 249, 234)  hsl(168, 87%, 82%)  Celeste
#eaabf9  rgb(234, 171, 249)  hsl(288, 87%, 82%)  Mauve