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#FCE89B

#fce89b ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fce89b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 90.98% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.94% magenta, 38.49% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 47.63°, with 94.17% saturation and 79.8% 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 17.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.8078

Complementary

  1. #fce89b
  2. #9baffc

Split complementary

  1. #fce89b
  2. #9bdffc
  3. #b79bfc

Analogous

  1. #fcb79b
  2. #fce89b
  3. #dffc9b

Triadic

  1. #fce89b
  2. #9bfce8
  3. #e89bfc

Tetradic

  1. #fce89b
  2. #affc9b
  3. #9baffc
  4. #e89bfc

Square

  1. #fce89b
  2. #9bfcb7
  3. #9baffc
  4. #fc9bdf

Monochromatic

  1. #f7c507
  2. #fad751
  3. #fce89b
  4. #fef9e5
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fce89b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fce89b
  2. #e3d18c
  3. #caba7c
  4. #b0a26d
  5. #978b5d
  6. #7e744e
  7. #655d3e
  8. #4c462f
  9. #322e1f
  10. #191710
  11. #000000

Tints

#fce89b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fce89b
  2. #fceaa5
  3. #fdedaf
  4. #fdefb9
  5. #fdf1c3
  6. #fef4cd
  7. #fef6d7
  8. #fef8e1
  9. #fefaeb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fce89b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fce89b
  2. #f0de98
  3. #e3d396
  4. #d7c993
  5. #cabe90
  6. #beb48e
  7. #b2aa8b
  8. #a59f88
  9. #999585
  10. #8c8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0e8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7e495 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fceb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcea9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fce89b {
  color: #fce89b;
}
Background
.bg-fce89b {
  background-color: #fce89b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fce89b {
  border: 2px solid #fce89b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fce89b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 232 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 94% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fce89b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fce89b, #dffc9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fce89b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 232 155 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.58 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.00 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.84 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.21 #031764 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Buff
#fce89b  rgb(252, 232, 155)  hsl(48, 94%, 80%)  Buff
#9baffc  rgb(155, 175, 252)  hsl(228, 94%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bfce8  rgb(155, 252, 232)  hsl(168, 94%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#e89bfc  rgb(232, 155, 252)  hsl(288, 94%, 80%)  Mauve