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#FEF9DB

#fef9db ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fef9db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 13.78% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 94.59% saturation and 92.75% 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 19.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.9394

Complementary

  1. #fef9db
  2. #dbe0fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef9db
  2. #dbf2fe
  3. #e8dbfe

Analogous

  1. #fee8db
  2. #fef9db
  3. #f2fedb

Triadic

  1. #fef9db
  2. #dbfef9
  3. #f9dbfe

Tetradic

  1. #fef9db
  2. #e0fedb
  3. #dbe0fe
  4. #f9dbfe

Square

  1. #fef9db
  2. #dbfee8
  3. #dbe0fe
  4. #fedbf2

Monochromatic

  1. #fae046
  2. #fced91
  3. #fef9db
  4. #fefceb
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#fef9db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef9db
  2. #e5e0c5
  3. #cbc7af
  4. #b2ae99
  5. #989583
  6. #7f7d6e
  7. #666458
  8. #4c4b42
  9. #33322c
  10. #191916
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef9db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef9db
  2. #fefadf
  3. #fefae2
  4. #fefbe6
  5. #fefbe9
  6. #fffced
  7. #fffdf1
  8. #fffdf4
  9. #fffef8
  10. #fffefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef9db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef9db
  2. #f1edd2
  3. #e5e1c9
  4. #d8d5c0
  5. #ccc9b7
  6. #bfbdae
  7. #b2b0a4
  8. #a6a49b
  9. #999892
  10. #8d8c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #faf8ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff9dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff8da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef9db {
  color: #fef9db;
}
Background
.bg-fef9db {
  background-color: #fef9db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef9db {
  border: 2px solid #fef9db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef9db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 249 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 95% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef9db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef9db, #f2fedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef9db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 249 219 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 1.20 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 2.34 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.59 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.69 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.17 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.47 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.56 #010624 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#fef9db  rgb(254, 249, 219)  hsl(51, 95%, 93%)  Cornsilk
#dbe0fe  rgb(219, 224, 254)  hsl(231, 95%, 93%)  Lavender
#dbfef9  rgb(219, 254, 249)  hsl(171, 95%, 93%)  Light Cyan
#f9dbfe  rgb(249, 219, 254)  hsl(291, 95%, 93%)  Thistle