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#FCE99E

#fce99e ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fce99e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 91.37% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.54% magenta, 37.3% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 47.87°, with 94% saturation and 80.39% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8144

Complementary

  1. #fce99e
  2. #9eb1fc

Split complementary

  1. #fce99e
  2. #9ee0fc
  3. #ba9efc

Analogous

  1. #fcba9e
  2. #fce99e
  3. #e0fc9e

Triadic

  1. #fce99e
  2. #9efce9
  3. #e99efc

Tetradic

  1. #fce99e
  2. #b1fc9e
  3. #9eb1fc
  4. #e99efc

Square

  1. #fce99e
  2. #9efcba
  3. #9eb1fc
  4. #fc9ee0

Monochromatic

  1. #f7c70a
  2. #fad854
  3. #fce99e
  4. #fefae8
  5. #fefbeb

Shades

#fce99e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fce99e
  2. #e3d28e
  3. #caba7e
  4. #b0a36f
  5. #978c5f
  6. #7e754f
  7. #655d3f
  8. #4c462f
  9. #322f20
  10. #191710
  11. #000000

Tints

#fce99e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fce99e
  2. #fceba8
  3. #fdedb1
  4. #fdf0bb
  5. #fdf2c5
  6. #fef4cf
  7. #fef6d8
  8. #fef8e2
  9. #fefbec
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fce99e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fce99e
  2. #f0df9b
  3. #e3d498
  4. #d7ca95
  5. #cabf92
  6. #beb58f
  7. #b2aa8c
  8. #a5a089
  9. #999586
  10. #8c8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fdeca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e79b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdeba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fce99e {
  color: #fce99e;
}
Background
.bg-fce99e {
  background-color: #fce99e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fce99e {
  border: 2px solid #fce99e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fce99e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 233 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 94% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fce99e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fce99e, #e0fc9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fce99e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 233 158 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.59 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.47 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.76 #031661 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fce99e  rgb(252, 233, 158)  hsl(48, 94%, 80%)  Vanilla
#9eb1fc  rgb(158, 177, 252)  hsl(228, 94%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9efce9  rgb(158, 252, 233)  hsl(168, 94%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#e99efc  rgb(233, 158, 252)  hsl(288, 94%, 80%)  Mauve