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#FDE993

#fde993 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fde993 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 91.37% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.91% magenta, 41.9% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 48.68°, with 96.36% saturation and 78.43% 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 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8127

Complementary

  1. #fde993
  2. #93a7fd

Split complementary

  1. #fde993
  2. #93dcfd
  3. #b493fd

Analogous

  1. #fdb493
  2. #fde993
  3. #dcfd93

Triadic

  1. #fde993
  2. #93fde9
  3. #e993fd

Tetradic

  1. #fde993
  2. #a7fd93
  3. #93a7fd
  4. #e993fd

Square

  1. #fde993
  2. #93fdb4
  3. #93a7fd
  4. #fd93dc

Monochromatic

  1. #f2c604
  2. #fcda48
  3. #fde993
  4. #fef8de
  5. #fffbeb

Shades

#fde993 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fde993
  2. #e4d284
  3. #caba76
  4. #b1a367
  5. #988c58
  6. #7f754a
  7. #655d3b
  8. #4c462c
  9. #332f1d
  10. #19170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fde993 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fde993
  2. #fdeb9e
  3. #fdeda9
  4. #fef0b3
  5. #fef2be
  6. #fef4c9
  7. #fef6d4
  8. #fef8df
  9. #fffbe9
  10. #fffdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fde993 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fde993
  2. #f1df91
  3. #e4d48f
  4. #d8ca8d
  5. #cbbf8b
  6. #bfb58a
  7. #b2aa88
  8. #a6a086
  9. #999584
  10. #8d8b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e58c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbe78f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #feeb95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fde993 {
  color: #fde993;
}
Background
.bg-fde993 {
  background-color: #fde993;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fde993 {
  border: 2px solid #fde993;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fde993;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 233 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fde993 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fde993, #dcfd93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fde993 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 233 147 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.13 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.16 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.79 #02166c Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Buff
#fde993  rgb(253, 233, 147)  hsl(49, 96%, 78%)  Buff
#93a7fd  rgb(147, 167, 253)  hsl(229, 96%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#93fde9  rgb(147, 253, 233)  hsl(169, 96%, 78%)  Aquamarine
#e993fd  rgb(233, 147, 253)  hsl(289, 96%, 78%)  Violet