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#FEF9DA

#fef9da ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fef9da is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 97.65% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 14.17% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 51.67°, with 94.74% saturation and 92.55% 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 19.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.9388

Complementary

  1. #fef9da
  2. #dadffe

Split complementary

  1. #fef9da
  2. #daf1fe
  3. #e7dafe

Analogous

  1. #fee7da
  2. #fef9da
  3. #f1feda

Triadic

  1. #fef9da
  2. #dafef9
  3. #f9dafe

Tetradic

  1. #fef9da
  2. #dffeda
  3. #dadffe
  4. #f9dafe

Square

  1. #fef9da
  2. #dafee7
  3. #dadffe
  4. #fedaf1

Monochromatic

  1. #fae145
  2. #fced90
  3. #fef9da
  4. #fefceb
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#fef9da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef9da
  2. #e5e0c4
  3. #cbc7ae
  4. #b2ae99
  5. #989583
  6. #7f7d6d
  7. #666457
  8. #4c4b41
  9. #33322c
  10. #191916
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef9da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef9da
  2. #fefade
  3. #fefae1
  4. #fefbe5
  5. #fefbe9
  6. #fffced
  7. #fffdf0
  8. #fffdf4
  9. #fffef8
  10. #fffefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef9da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef9da
  2. #f1edd1
  3. #e5e1c8
  4. #d8d5bf
  5. #ccc9b6
  6. #bfbdad
  7. #b2b0a4
  8. #a6a49b
  9. #999892
  10. #8d8c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #faf8ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff9db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff8d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef9da {
  color: #fef9da;
}
Background
.bg-fef9da {
  background-color: #fef9da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef9da {
  border: 2px solid #fef9da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef9da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 249 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 95% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef9da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef9da, #f1feda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef9da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 249 218 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 1.43 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 2.27 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.74 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 3.86 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.17 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.79 #010625 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#fef9da  rgb(254, 249, 218)  hsl(52, 95%, 93%)  Cornsilk
#dadffe  rgb(218, 223, 254)  hsl(232, 95%, 93%)  Lavender
#dafef9  rgb(218, 254, 249)  hsl(172, 95%, 93%)  Light Cyan
#f9dafe  rgb(249, 218, 254)  hsl(292, 95%, 93%)  Thistle