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#F9EBCB

#f9ebcb ≈ Papaya Whip

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#f9ebcb is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 92.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.62% magenta, 18.47% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 79.31% saturation and 88.63% 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 17.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Papaya Whip (#ffefd5), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.8387

Complementary

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #cbd9f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #cbf0f9
  3. #d4cbf9

Analogous

  1. #f9d4cb
  2. #f9ebcb
  3. #f0f9cb

Triadic

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #cbf9eb
  3. #ebcbf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #d9f9cb
  3. #cbd9f9
  4. #ebcbf9

Square

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #cbf9d4
  3. #cbd9f9
  4. #f9cbf0

Monochromatic

  1. #e9b642
  2. #f1d186
  3. #f9ebcb
  4. #fdf8ed
  5. #fdf8ed

Shades

#f9ebcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #e0d4b7
  3. #c7bca2
  4. #aea58e
  5. #958d7a
  6. #7d7666
  7. #645e51
  8. #4b473d
  9. #322f29
  10. #191814
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ebcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #faedd0
  3. #faefd5
  4. #fbf1db
  5. #fbf3e0
  6. #fcf5e5
  7. #fdf7ea
  8. #fdf9ef
  9. #fefbf5
  10. #fefdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ebcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ebcb
  2. #ede0c4
  3. #e1d6bc
  4. #d5cbb5
  5. #c9c0ad
  6. #bdb6a6
  7. #b0ab9e
  8. #a4a097
  9. #98958f
  10. #8c8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ece0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3eac9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7eecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe5e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5eaca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8edcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fee8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ebcb {
  color: #f9ebcb;
}
Background
.bg-f9ebcb {
  background-color: #f9ebcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ebcb {
  border: 2px solid #f9ebcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ebcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 235 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 79% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ebcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ebcb, #f0f9cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ebcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 235 203 / 0.35);
}

#ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 2.75 #ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 2.93 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 2.97 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 3.57 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 3.85 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.50 #faebd7 Antique White ΔE 4.56 #061434 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Papaya Whip
#f9ebcb  rgb(249, 235, 203)  hsl(42, 79%, 89%)  Papaya Whip
#cbd9f9  rgb(203, 217, 249)  hsl(222, 79%, 89%)  Light Steel Blue
#cbf9eb  rgb(203, 249, 235)  hsl(162, 79%, 89%)  Pale Turquoise
#ebcbf9  rgb(235, 203, 249)  hsl(282, 79%, 89%)  Thistle