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#FBEFB3

#fbefb3 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbefb3 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, 93.73% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.78% magenta, 28.69% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 90% saturation and 84.31% 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 18.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.855

Complementary

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #b3bffb

Split complementary

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #b3e3fb
  3. #cbb3fb

Analogous

  1. #fbcbb3
  2. #fbefb3
  3. #e3fbb3

Triadic

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #b3fbef
  3. #efb3fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #bffbb3
  3. #b3bffb
  4. #efb3fb

Square

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #b3fbcb
  3. #b3bffb
  4. #fbb3e3

Monochromatic

  1. #f3d022
  2. #f7e06a
  3. #fbefb3
  4. #fefbec
  5. #fefbec

Shades

#fbefb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #e2d7a1
  3. #c9bf8f
  4. #b0a77d
  5. #978f6b
  6. #7e785a
  7. #646048
  8. #4b4836
  9. #323024
  10. #191812
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbefb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #fbf1bb
  3. #fcf2c2
  4. #fcf4ca
  5. #fdf5d1
  6. #fdf7d9
  7. #fdf9e1
  8. #fefae8
  9. #fefcf0
  10. #fffdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbefb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbefb3
  2. #efe4ae
  3. #e2d9a9
  4. #d6cea4
  5. #cac39f
  6. #beb89a
  7. #b1ac94
  8. #a5a18f
  9. #99968a
  10. #8c8b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3eed9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbebaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fef0b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe6df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbedb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf0b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeacf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbefb3 {
  color: #fbefb3;
}
Background
.bg-fbefb3 {
  background-color: #fbefb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbefb3 {
  border: 2px solid #fbefb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbefb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 239 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 90% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbefb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbefb3, #e3fbb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbefb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 239 179 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.18 #faf0be Blond ΔE 2.28 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.59 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.56 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.31 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.04 #04104c Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fbefb3  rgb(251, 239, 179)  hsl(50, 90%, 84%)  Vanilla
#b3bffb  rgb(179, 191, 251)  hsl(230, 90%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#b3fbef  rgb(179, 251, 239)  hsl(170, 90%, 84%)  Celeste
#efb3fb  rgb(239, 179, 251)  hsl(290, 90%, 84%)  Mauve