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#FFE596

#ffe596 ≈ Jasmine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffe596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.14°, with 100% saturation and 79.41% 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 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jasmine (#f8de7e), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.795

Complementary

  1. #ffe596
  2. #96b0ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe596
  2. #96e5ff
  3. #b096ff

Analogous

  1. #ffb096
  2. #ffe596
  3. #e5ff96

Triadic

  1. #ffe596
  2. #96ffe5
  3. #e596ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe596
  2. #b0ff96
  3. #96b0ff
  4. #e596ff

Square

  1. #ffe596
  2. #96ffb0
  3. #96b0ff
  4. #ff96e5

Monochromatic

  1. #fcbe00
  2. #ffd249
  3. #ffe596
  4. #fff8e2
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#ffe596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe596
  2. #e6ce87
  3. #ccb778
  4. #b3a069
  5. #99895a
  6. #80734b
  7. #665c3c
  8. #4d452d
  9. #332e1e
  10. #1a170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe596
  2. #ffe8a1
  3. #ffeaab
  4. #ffedb6
  5. #ffefc0
  6. #fff2cb
  7. #fff5d5
  8. #fff7e0
  9. #fffaea
  10. #fffcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe596
  2. #f2db94
  3. #e6d192
  4. #d9c78f
  5. #ccbd8d
  6. #c0b38b
  7. #b3a889
  8. #a69e87
  9. #999484
  10. #8d8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcea99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e392 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe596 {
  color: #ffe596;
}
Background
.bg-ffe596 {
  background-color: #ffe596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe596 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe596, #e5ff96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.59 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.97 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.05 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.33 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #001a69 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Jasmine
#ffe596  rgb(255, 229, 150)  hsl(45, 100%, 79%)  Jasmine
#96b0ff  rgb(150, 176, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96ffe5  rgb(150, 255, 229)  hsl(165, 100%, 79%)  Aquamarine
#e596ff  rgb(229, 150, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 79%)  Violet