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#FAE795

#fae795 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fae795 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 90.59% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.6% magenta, 40.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 48.71°, with 90.99% saturation and 78.24% 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 16.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.7965

Complementary

  1. #fae795
  2. #95a8fa

Split complementary

  1. #fae795
  2. #95dbfa
  3. #b595fa

Analogous

  1. #fab595
  2. #fae795
  3. #dbfa95

Triadic

  1. #fae795
  2. #95fae7
  3. #e795fa

Tetradic

  1. #fae795
  2. #a8fa95
  3. #95a8fa
  4. #e795fa

Square

  1. #fae795
  2. #95fab5
  3. #95a8fa
  4. #fa95db

Monochromatic

  1. #ebc10b
  2. #f7d64c
  3. #fae795
  4. #fdf8de
  5. #fefbec

Shades

#fae795 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fae795
  2. #e1d086
  3. #c8b977
  4. #afa268
  5. #968b59
  6. #7d744b
  7. #645c3c
  8. #4b452d
  9. #322e1e
  10. #19170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fae795 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fae795
  2. #fbe9a0
  3. #fbecaa
  4. #fceeb5
  5. #fcf1bf
  6. #fdf3ca
  7. #fdf5d5
  8. #fef8df
  9. #fefaea
  10. #fffdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fae795 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fae795
  2. #eedd93
  3. #e2d291
  4. #d5c88f
  5. #c9be8d
  6. #bdb48b
  7. #b1a988
  8. #a59f86
  9. #989584
  10. #8c8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe7cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e38f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcea98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdcd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e591 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbe997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fae795 {
  color: #fae795;
}
Background
.bg-fae795 {
  background-color: #fae795;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fae795 {
  border: 2px solid #fae795;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fae795;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 231 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fae795 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fae795, #dbfa95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fae795 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 231 149 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.93 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.37 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.66 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.71 #05186a Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Buff
#fae795  rgb(250, 231, 149)  hsl(49, 91%, 78%)  Buff
#95a8fa  rgb(149, 168, 250)  hsl(229, 91%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#95fae7  rgb(149, 250, 231)  hsl(169, 91%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#e795fa  rgb(231, 149, 250)  hsl(289, 91%, 78%)  Violet