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#FAFDC3

#fafdc3 ≈ Cream

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fafdc3 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 99.22% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.92% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 63.1°, with 93.55% saturation and 87.84% 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 19.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cream (#fffdd0), ΔE 3.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.9451

Complementary

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #c6c3fd

Split complementary

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #c3ddfd
  3. #e3c3fd

Analogous

  1. #fde3c3
  2. #fafdc3
  3. #ddfdc3

Triadic

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #c3fafd
  3. #fdc3fa

Tetradic

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #c3fdc6
  3. #c6c3fd
  4. #fdc3fa

Square

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #c3fde3
  3. #c6c3fd
  4. #fdc3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #eef82f
  2. #f4fb79
  3. #fafdc3
  4. #fdfeeb
  5. #fdfeeb

Shades

#fafdc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #e1e4b0
  3. #c8ca9c
  4. #afb189
  5. #969875
  6. #7d7f62
  7. #64654e
  8. #4b4c3b
  9. #323327
  10. #191914
  11. #000000

Tints

#fafdc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #fbfdc9
  3. #fbfdcf
  4. #fcfed5
  5. #fcfedb
  6. #fdfee1
  7. #fdfee7
  8. #fefeed
  9. #fefff3
  10. #fffff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fafdc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fafdc3
  2. #eef1bc
  3. #e2e4b6
  4. #d5d8af
  5. #c9cba8
  6. #bdbfa2
  7. #b1b29b
  8. #a5a694
  9. #98998d
  10. #8c8d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9fae5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff6ed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffbc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fafdc3 {
  color: #fafdc3;
}
Background
.bg-fafdc3 {
  background-color: #fafdc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fafdc3 {
  border: 2px solid #fafdc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fafdc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 253 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 94% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fafdc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fafdc3, #ddfdc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fafdc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 253 195 / 0.35);
}

#fffdd0 Cream ΔE 3.37 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 3.90 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.37 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.86 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.97 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.74 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.95 #05023c Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Cream
#fafdc3  rgb(250, 253, 195)  hsl(63, 94%, 88%)  Cream
#c6c3fd  rgb(198, 195, 253)  hsl(243, 94%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#c3fafd  rgb(195, 250, 253)  hsl(183, 94%, 88%)  Pale Turquoise
#fdc3fa  rgb(253, 195, 250)  hsl(303, 94%, 88%)  Mauve