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#FBECB5

#fbecb5 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbecb5 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, 92.55% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.98% magenta, 27.89% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 89.74% saturation and 84.71% 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 17.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.8384

Complementary

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #b5c4fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #b5e7fb
  3. #c9b5fb

Analogous

  1. #fbc9b5
  2. #fbecb5
  3. #e7fbb5

Triadic

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #b5fbec
  3. #ecb5fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #c4fbb5
  3. #b5c4fb
  4. #ecb5fb

Square

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #b5fbc9
  3. #b5c4fb
  4. #fbb5e7

Monochromatic

  1. #f3c724
  2. #f7d96c
  3. #fbecb5
  4. #fefaec
  5. #fefaec

Shades

#fbecb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #e2d4a3
  3. #c9bd91
  4. #b0a57f
  5. #978e6d
  6. #7e765b
  7. #645e48
  8. #4b4736
  9. #322f24
  10. #191812
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbecb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #fbeebc
  3. #fcf0c4
  4. #fcf2cb
  5. #fdf4d3
  6. #fdf6da
  7. #fdf7e1
  8. #fef9e9
  9. #fefbf0
  10. #fffdf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbecb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbecb5
  2. #efe1b0
  3. #e2d6aa
  4. #d6cca5
  5. #cac1a0
  6. #beb69b
  7. #b1ab95
  8. #a5a090
  9. #99968b
  10. #8c8b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2ecd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e9b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fceeb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9eab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbedb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe7ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbecb5 {
  color: #fbecb5;
}
Background
.bg-fbecb5 {
  background-color: #fbecb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbecb5 {
  border: 2px solid #fbecb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbecb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 236 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 90% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbecb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbecb5, #e7fbb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbecb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 236 181 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.78 #faf0be Blond ΔE 2.00 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.55 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.33 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.69 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.01 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.19 #04134a Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fbecb5  rgb(251, 236, 181)  hsl(47, 90%, 85%)  Vanilla
#b5c4fb  rgb(181, 196, 251)  hsl(227, 90%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#b5fbec  rgb(181, 251, 236)  hsl(167, 90%, 85%)  Celeste
#ecb5fb  rgb(236, 181, 251)  hsl(287, 90%, 85%)  Mauve