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#FAE29F

#fae29f ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fae29f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 88.63% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.6% magenta, 36.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 44.18°, with 90.1% saturation and 80.2% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.7722

Complementary

  1. #fae29f
  2. #9fb7fa

Split complementary

  1. #fae29f
  2. #9fe4fa
  3. #b59ffa

Analogous

  1. #fab59f
  2. #fae29f
  3. #e4fa9f

Triadic

  1. #fae29f
  2. #9ffae2
  3. #e29ffa

Tetradic

  1. #fae29f
  2. #b7fa9f
  3. #9fb7fa
  4. #e29ffa

Square

  1. #fae29f
  2. #9ffab5
  3. #9fb7fa
  4. #fa9fe4

Monochromatic

  1. #f2b60e
  2. #f6cc56
  3. #fae29f
  4. #fef8e8
  5. #fef9ec

Shades

#fae29f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fae29f
  2. #e1cb8f
  3. #c8b57f
  4. #af9e6f
  5. #96885f
  6. #7d7150
  7. #645a40
  8. #4b4430
  9. #322d20
  10. #191710
  11. #000000

Tints

#fae29f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fae29f
  2. #fbe5a9
  3. #fbe8b2
  4. #fcebbc
  5. #fceec5
  6. #fdf1cf
  7. #fdf3d9
  8. #fef6e2
  9. #fef9ec
  10. #fffcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fae29f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fae29f
  2. #eed89c
  3. #e2ce99
  4. #d5c596
  5. #c9bb93
  6. #bdb190
  7. #b1a78c
  8. #a59d89
  9. #989486
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ede3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0e09a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e7a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e19c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e5a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdcbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fae29f {
  color: #fae29f;
}
Background
.bg-fae29f {
  background-color: #fae29f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fae29f {
  border: 2px solid #fae29f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fae29f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 226 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fae29f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fae29f, #e4fa9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fae29f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 226 159 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.32 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.78 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.09 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.44 #051d60 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fae29f  rgb(250, 226, 159)  hsl(44, 90%, 80%)  Vanilla
#9fb7fa  rgb(159, 183, 250)  hsl(224, 90%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ffae2  rgb(159, 250, 226)  hsl(164, 90%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#e29ffa  rgb(226, 159, 250)  hsl(284, 90%, 80%)  Mauve