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#FBE696

#fbe696 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbe696 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 90.2% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 40.24% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 47.52°, with 92.66% saturation and 78.63% 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 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.793

Complementary

  1. #fbe696
  2. #96abfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbe696
  2. #96defb
  3. #b496fb

Analogous

  1. #fbb496
  2. #fbe696
  3. #defb96

Triadic

  1. #fbe696
  2. #96fbe6
  3. #e696fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbe696
  2. #abfb96
  3. #96abfb
  4. #e696fb

Square

  1. #fbe696
  2. #96fbb4
  3. #96abfb
  4. #fb96de

Monochromatic

  1. #efbf09
  2. #f8d44c
  3. #fbe696
  4. #fef8e0
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fbe696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbe696
  2. #e2cf87
  3. #c9b878
  4. #b0a169
  5. #978a5a
  6. #7e734b
  7. #645c3c
  8. #4b452d
  9. #322e1e
  10. #19170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbe696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbe696
  2. #fbe9a1
  3. #fcebab
  4. #fceeb6
  5. #fdf0c0
  6. #fdf3cb
  7. #fdf5d5
  8. #fef8e0
  9. #fefaea
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbe696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbe696
  2. #efdc94
  3. #e2d292
  4. #d6c78f
  5. #cabd8d
  6. #beb38b
  7. #b1a989
  8. #a59f87
  9. #999484
  10. #8c8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e492 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbe898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbe696 {
  color: #fbe696;
}
Background
.bg-fbe696 {
  background-color: #fbe696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbe696 {
  border: 2px solid #fbe696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbe696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 230 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 93% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbe696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbe696, #defb96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbe696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 230 150 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.14 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.63 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.48 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.14 #041969 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Buff
#fbe696  rgb(251, 230, 150)  hsl(48, 93%, 79%)  Buff
#96abfb  rgb(150, 171, 251)  hsl(228, 93%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96fbe6  rgb(150, 251, 230)  hsl(168, 93%, 79%)  Magic Mint
#e696fb  rgb(230, 150, 251)  hsl(288, 93%, 79%)  Violet