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#FAFFE9

#faffe9 ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#faffe9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 73.64°, with 100% saturation and 95.69% 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 20.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.9773

Complementary

  1. #faffe9
  2. #eee9ff

Split complementary

  1. #faffe9
  2. #e9efff
  3. #f9e9ff

Analogous

  1. #fff9e9
  2. #faffe9
  3. #efffe9

Triadic

  1. #faffe9
  2. #e9faff
  3. #ffe9fa

Tetradic

  1. #faffe9
  2. #e9ffee
  3. #eee9ff
  4. #ffe9fa

Square

  1. #faffe9
  2. #e9fff9
  3. #eee9ff
  4. #ffe9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d7ff50
  2. #e9ff9d
  3. #faffe9
  4. #faffeb
  5. #faffeb

Shades

#faffe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faffe9
  2. #e1e6d2
  3. #c8ccba
  4. #afb3a3
  5. #96998c
  6. #7d8075
  7. #64665d
  8. #4b4d46
  9. #32332f
  10. #191a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#faffe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faffe9
  2. #fbffeb
  3. #fbffed
  4. #fcfff0
  5. #fcfff2
  6. #fdfff4
  7. #fdfff6
  8. #fefff8
  9. #fefffb
  10. #fffffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faffe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faffe9
  2. #eef2df
  3. #e2e6d4
  4. #d5d9ca
  5. #c9ccbf
  6. #bdc0b5
  7. #b1b3aa
  8. #a5a6a0
  9. #989995
  10. #8c8d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fcfcfc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfdf5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffce8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcfcf9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffde8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcfdf2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faffe9 {
  color: #faffe9;
}
Background
.bg-faffe9 {
  background-color: #faffe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faffe9 {
  border: 2px solid #faffe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faffe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 255 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 96%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faffe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faffe9, #efffe9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faffe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 255 233 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.87 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 3.34 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 3.59 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 4.37 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 5.24 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.74 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 6.06 #050016 Inverted #fcfcfc Grayscale 

Beige
#faffe9  rgb(250, 255, 233)  hsl(74, 100%, 96%)  Beige
#eee9ff  rgb(238, 233, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 96%)  Lavender
#e9faff  rgb(233, 250, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 96%)  Azure
#ffe9fa  rgb(255, 233, 250)  hsl(314, 100%, 96%)  Lavender Blush