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#FFE6A0

#ffe6a0 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffe6a0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 100% saturation and 81.37% 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 17.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8039

Complementary

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #a0b9ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #a0e8ff
  3. #b6a0ff

Analogous

  1. #ffb6a0
  2. #ffe6a0
  3. #e8ffa0

Triadic

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #a0ffe6
  3. #e6a0ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #b9ffa0
  3. #a0b9ff
  4. #e6a0ff

Square

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #a0ffb6
  3. #a0b9ff
  4. #ffa0e8

Monochromatic

  1. #ffbe07
  2. #ffd253
  3. #ffe6a0
  4. #fffaeb
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#ffe6a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #e6cf90
  3. #ccb880
  4. #b3a170
  5. #998a60
  6. #807350
  7. #665c40
  8. #4d4530
  9. #332e20
  10. #1a1710
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe6a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #ffe9aa
  3. #ffebb3
  4. #ffeebd
  5. #fff0c6
  6. #fff3d0
  7. #fff5d9
  8. #fff8e3
  9. #fffaec
  10. #fffdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe6a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe6a0
  2. #f2dc9d
  3. #e6d29a
  4. #d9c796
  5. #ccbd93
  6. #c0b390
  7. #b3a98d
  8. #a69f8a
  9. #999486
  10. #8d8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbeba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e49d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde9a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe0c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe6a0 {
  color: #ffe6a0;
}
Background
.bg-ffe6a0 {
  background-color: #ffe6a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe6a0 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe6a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe6a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 230 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe6a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe6a0, #e8ffa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe6a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 230 160 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.80 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.82 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.86 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.11 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.39 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.71 #00195f Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ffe6a0  rgb(255, 230, 160)  hsl(44, 100%, 81%)  Vanilla
#a0b9ff  rgb(160, 185, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#a0ffe6  rgb(160, 255, 230)  hsl(164, 100%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#e6a0ff  rgb(230, 160, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 81%)  Mauve