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#F9EBAA

#f9ebaa ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9ebaa 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, 92.16% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.62% magenta, 31.73% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 49.37°, with 86.81% saturation and 82.16% 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 17.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8246

Complementary

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #aab8f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #aae0f9
  3. #c4aaf9

Analogous

  1. #f9c4aa
  2. #f9ebaa
  3. #e0f9aa

Triadic

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #aaf9eb
  3. #ebaaf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #b8f9aa
  3. #aab8f9
  4. #ebaaf9

Square

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #aaf9c4
  3. #aab8f9
  4. #f9aae0

Monochromatic

  1. #efc91b
  2. #f4da63
  3. #f9ebaa
  4. #fefbec
  5. #fefbec

Shades

#f9ebaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #e0d499
  3. #c7bc88
  4. #aea577
  5. #958d66
  6. #7d7655
  7. #645e44
  8. #4b4733
  9. #322f22
  10. #191811
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ebaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #faedb3
  3. #faefbb
  4. #fbf1c4
  5. #fbf3cc
  6. #fcf5d5
  7. #fdf7dd
  8. #fdf9e6
  9. #fefbee
  10. #fefdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ebaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ebaa
  2. #ede0a6
  3. #e1d6a2
  4. #d5cb9d
  5. #c9c099
  6. #bdb695
  7. #b0ab91
  8. #a4a08d
  9. #989588
  10. #8c8b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ebd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e7a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcedac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e9a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbecab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ebaa {
  color: #f9ebaa;
}
Background
.bg-f9ebaa {
  background-color: #f9ebaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ebaa {
  border: 2px solid #f9ebaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ebaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 235 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 87% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ebaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ebaa, #e0f9aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ebaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 235 170 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.60 #faf0be Blond ΔE 3.56 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.71 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.75 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.81 #061455 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Vanilla
#f9ebaa  rgb(249, 235, 170)  hsl(49, 87%, 82%)  Vanilla
#aab8f9  rgb(170, 184, 249)  hsl(229, 87%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aaf9eb  rgb(170, 249, 235)  hsl(169, 87%, 82%)  Celeste
#ebaaf9  rgb(235, 170, 249)  hsl(289, 87%, 82%)  Mauve