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#FAFFE6

#faffe6 ≈ Light Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#faffe6 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 100% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 95.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Yellow (#ffffe0), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.9756

Complementary

  1. #faffe6
  2. #ebe6ff

Split complementary

  1. #faffe6
  2. #e6eeff
  3. #f8e6ff

Analogous

  1. #fff8e6
  2. #faffe6
  3. #eeffe6

Triadic

  1. #faffe6
  2. #e6faff
  3. #ffe6fa

Tetradic

  1. #faffe6
  2. #e6ffeb
  3. #ebe6ff
  4. #ffe6fa

Square

  1. #faffe6
  2. #e6fff8
  3. #ebe6ff
  4. #ffe6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #dbff4d
  2. #ebff9a
  3. #faffe6
  4. #fbffeb
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#faffe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faffe6
  2. #e1e6cf
  3. #c8ccb8
  4. #afb3a1
  5. #96998a
  6. #7d8073
  7. #64665c
  8. #4b4d45
  9. #32332e
  10. #191a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#faffe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faffe6
  2. #fbffe9
  3. #fbffeb
  4. #fcffee
  5. #fcfff0
  6. #fdfff3
  7. #fdfff5
  8. #fefff8
  9. #fefffa
  10. #fffffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faffe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faffe6
  2. #eef2dc
  3. #e2e6d2
  4. #d5d9c7
  5. #c9ccbd
  6. #bdc0b3
  7. #b1b3a9
  8. #a5a69f
  9. #989994
  10. #8c8d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fcfcfc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfdf4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdfcf8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffde5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffde7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcfdf1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faffe6 {
  color: #faffe6;
}
Background
.bg-faffe6 {
  background-color: #faffe6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faffe6 {
  border: 2px solid #faffe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faffe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 255 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 100% 95%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faffe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faffe6, #eeffe6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faffe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 255 230 / 0.35);
}

#ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 2.60 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.72 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 4.42 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.83 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 4.95 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 5.05 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.13 #050019 Inverted #fcfcfc Grayscale 

Light Yellow
#faffe6  rgb(250, 255, 230)  hsl(72, 100%, 95%)  Light Yellow
#ebe6ff  rgb(235, 230, 255)  hsl(252, 100%, 95%)  Lavender
#e6faff  rgb(230, 250, 255)  hsl(192, 100%, 95%)  Azure
#ffe6fa  rgb(255, 230, 250)  hsl(312, 100%, 95%)  Lavender Blush