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#FBE4A9

#fbe4a9 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbe4a9 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 89.41% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.16% magenta, 32.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.17°, with 91.11% saturation and 82.35% 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 16.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.7886

Complementary

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #a9c0fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #a9e9fb
  3. #bba9fb

Analogous

  1. #fbbba9
  2. #fbe4a9
  3. #e9fba9

Triadic

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #a9fbe4
  3. #e4a9fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #c0fba9
  3. #a9c0fb
  4. #e4a9fb

Square

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #a9fbbb
  3. #a9c0fb
  4. #fba9e9

Monochromatic

  1. #f4b617
  2. #f8cd60
  3. #fbe4a9
  4. #fef9ec
  5. #fef9ec

Shades

#fbe4a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #e2cd98
  3. #c9b687
  4. #b0a076
  5. #978965
  6. #7e7255
  7. #645b44
  8. #4b4433
  9. #322e22
  10. #191711
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbe4a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #fbe7b2
  3. #fce9ba
  4. #fcecc3
  5. #fdefcb
  6. #fdf2d4
  7. #fdf4dd
  8. #fef7e5
  9. #fefaee
  10. #fffcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbe4a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbe4a9
  2. #efdaa5
  3. #e2d0a1
  4. #d6c69d
  5. #cabc99
  6. #beb295
  7. #b1a890
  8. #a59e8c
  9. #999488
  10. #8c8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e2a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e8ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e3a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e7aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbe4a9 {
  color: #fbe4a9;
}
Background
.bg-fbe4a9 {
  background-color: #fbe4a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbe4a9 {
  border: 2px solid #fbe4a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbe4a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 228 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 91% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbe4a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbe4a9, #e9fba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbe4a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 228 169 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.79 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 2.85 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 3.53 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.06 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 4.63 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.83 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #041b56 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fbe4a9  rgb(251, 228, 169)  hsl(43, 91%, 82%)  Vanilla
#a9c0fb  rgb(169, 192, 251)  hsl(223, 91%, 82%)  Light Steel Blue
#a9fbe4  rgb(169, 251, 228)  hsl(163, 91%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#e4a9fb  rgb(228, 169, 251)  hsl(283, 91%, 82%)  Mauve