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#FCE696

#fce696 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fce696 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 90.2% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.73% magenta, 40.48% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 47.06°, with 94.44% saturation and 78.82% 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 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.7949

Complementary

  1. #fce696
  2. #96acfc

Split complementary

  1. #fce696
  2. #96dffc
  3. #b396fc

Analogous

  1. #fcb396
  2. #fce696
  3. #dffc96

Triadic

  1. #fce696
  2. #96fce6
  3. #e696fc

Tetradic

  1. #fce696
  2. #acfc96
  3. #96acfc
  4. #e696fc

Square

  1. #fce696
  2. #96fcb3
  3. #96acfc
  4. #fc96df

Monochromatic

  1. #f2bf07
  2. #fad44c
  3. #fce696
  4. #fef8e0
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fce696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fce696
  2. #e3cf87
  3. #cab878
  4. #b0a169
  5. #978a5a
  6. #7e734b
  7. #655c3c
  8. #4c452d
  9. #322e1e
  10. #19170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fce696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fce696
  2. #fce9a1
  3. #fdebab
  4. #fdeeb6
  5. #fdf0c0
  6. #fef3cb
  7. #fef5d5
  8. #fef8e0
  9. #fefaea
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fce696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fce696
  2. #f0dc94
  3. #e3d292
  4. #d7c78f
  5. #cabd8d
  6. #beb38b
  7. #b2a989
  8. #a59f87
  9. #999484
  10. #8c8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcea99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e492 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fce898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fce696 {
  color: #fce696;
}
Background
.bg-fce696 {
  background-color: #fce696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fce696 {
  border: 2px solid #fce696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fce696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 230 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 94% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fce696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fce696, #dffc96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fce696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 230 150 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.22 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.89 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.58 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.31 #031969 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Buff
#fce696  rgb(252, 230, 150)  hsl(47, 94%, 79%)  Buff
#96acfc  rgb(150, 172, 252)  hsl(227, 94%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96fce6  rgb(150, 252, 230)  hsl(167, 94%, 79%)  Magic Mint
#e696fc  rgb(230, 150, 252)  hsl(287, 94%, 79%)  Violet