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#F9F5C2

#f9f5c2 ≈ Lemon Chiffon

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#f9f5c2 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, 96.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.61% magenta, 22.09% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 82.09% saturation and 86.86% 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 18.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Chiffon (#fffacd), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.8934

Complementary

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #c2c6f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #c2e1f9
  3. #d9c2f9

Analogous

  1. #f9d9c2
  2. #f9f5c2
  3. #e1f9c2

Triadic

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #c2f9f5
  3. #f5c2f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #c6f9c2
  3. #c2c6f9
  4. #f5c2f9

Square

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #c2f9d9
  3. #c2c6f9
  4. #f9c2e1

Monochromatic

  1. #ebde37
  2. #f2ea7c
  3. #f9f5c2
  4. #fdfcec
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#f9f5c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #e0ddaf
  3. #c7c49b
  4. #aeac88
  5. #959374
  6. #7d7b61
  7. #64624e
  8. #4b4a3a
  9. #323127
  10. #191913
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9f5c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #faf6c8
  3. #faf7ce
  4. #fbf8d4
  5. #fbf9da
  6. #fcfae1
  7. #fdfbe7
  8. #fdfced
  9. #fefdf3
  10. #fefef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9f5c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9f5c2
  2. #ede9bb
  3. #e1deb5
  4. #d5d2ae
  5. #c9c6a8
  6. #bdbba1
  7. #b0af9a
  8. #a4a394
  9. #98978d
  10. #8c8c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fef1bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff4c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcf3c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf4c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fef1d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9f5c2 {
  color: #f9f5c2;
}
Background
.bg-f9f5c2 {
  background-color: #f9f5c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9f5c2 {
  border: 2px solid #f9f5c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9f5c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 245 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9f5c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9f5c2, #e1f9c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9f5c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 245 194 / 0.35);
}

#fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 1.92 #faf0be Blond ΔE 2.15 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 2.29 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.19 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.81 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.64 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.82 #060a3d Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Lemon Chiffon
#f9f5c2  rgb(249, 245, 194)  hsl(56, 82%, 87%)  Lemon Chiffon
#c2c6f9  rgb(194, 198, 249)  hsl(236, 82%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#c2f9f5  rgb(194, 249, 245)  hsl(176, 82%, 87%)  Pale Turquoise
#f5c2f9  rgb(245, 194, 249)  hsl(296, 82%, 87%)  Mauve