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#FFE89C

#ffe89c ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffe89c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 90.98% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.06°, with 100% saturation and 80.59% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.8137

Complementary

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #9cb3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #9ce5ff
  3. #b79cff

Analogous

  1. #ffb79c
  2. #ffe89c
  3. #e5ff9c

Triadic

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #9cffe8
  3. #e89cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #b3ff9c
  3. #9cb3ff
  4. #e89cff

Square

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #9cffb7
  3. #9cb3ff
  4. #ff9ce5

Monochromatic

  1. #ffc403
  2. #ffd650
  3. #ffe89c
  4. #fffae9
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#ffe89c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #e6d18c
  3. #ccba7d
  4. #b3a26d
  5. #998b5e
  6. #80744e
  7. #665d3e
  8. #4d462f
  9. #332e1f
  10. #1a1710
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe89c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #ffeaa6
  3. #ffedb0
  4. #ffefba
  5. #fff1c4
  6. #fff4ce
  7. #fff6d7
  8. #fff8e1
  9. #fffaeb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe89c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe89c
  2. #f2de99
  3. #e6d396
  4. #d9c994
  5. #ccbe91
  6. #c0b48e
  7. #b3aa8b
  8. #a69f88
  9. #999586
  10. #8d8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2e9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7e596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fdec9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fae699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #feea9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe89c {
  color: #ffe89c;
}
Background
.bg-ffe89c {
  background-color: #ffe89c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe89c {
  border: 2px solid #ffe89c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe89c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 232 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe89c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe89c, #e5ff9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe89c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 232 156 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.02 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.66 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.47 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.06 #001763 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Buff
#ffe89c  rgb(255, 232, 156)  hsl(46, 100%, 81%)  Buff
#9cb3ff  rgb(156, 179, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cffe8  rgb(156, 255, 232)  hsl(166, 100%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#e89cff  rgb(232, 156, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 81%)  Mauve