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#FEE59F

#fee59f ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fee59f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 89.8% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.84% magenta, 37.4% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 97.94% saturation and 80.98% 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.7961

Complementary

  1. #fee59f
  2. #9fb8fe

Split complementary

  1. #fee59f
  2. #9fe8fe
  3. #b59ffe

Analogous

  1. #feb59f
  2. #fee59f
  3. #e8fe9f

Triadic

  1. #fee59f
  2. #9ffee5
  3. #e59ffe

Tetradic

  1. #fee59f
  2. #b8fe9f
  3. #9fb8fe
  4. #e59ffe

Square

  1. #fee59f
  2. #9ffeb5
  3. #9fb8fe
  4. #fe9fe8

Monochromatic

  1. #fcbc08
  2. #fdd053
  3. #fee59f
  4. #fffaeb
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fee59f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fee59f
  2. #e5ce8f
  3. #cbb77f
  4. #b2a06f
  5. #98895f
  6. #7f7350
  7. #665c40
  8. #4c4530
  9. #332e20
  10. #191710
  11. #000000

Tints

#fee59f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fee59f
  2. #fee8a9
  3. #feeab2
  4. #feedbc
  5. #feefc5
  6. #fff2cf
  7. #fff5d9
  8. #fff7e2
  9. #fffaec
  10. #fffcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fee59f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fee59f
  2. #f1db9c
  3. #e5d199
  4. #d8c796
  5. #ccbd93
  6. #bfb390
  7. #b2a88c
  8. #a69e89
  9. #999486
  10. #8d8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0e6ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e29a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #faeaa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fce8a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fee59f {
  color: #fee59f;
}
Background
.bg-fee59f {
  background-color: #fee59f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fee59f {
  border: 2px solid #fee59f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fee59f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 229 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fee59f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fee59f, #e8fe9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fee59f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 229 159 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.78 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.70 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.76 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.99 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.39 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.71 #011a60 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fee59f  rgb(254, 229, 159)  hsl(44, 98%, 81%)  Vanilla
#9fb8fe  rgb(159, 184, 254)  hsl(224, 98%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ffee5  rgb(159, 254, 229)  hsl(164, 98%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#e59ffe  rgb(229, 159, 254)  hsl(284, 98%, 81%)  Mauve