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#FFE99B

#ffe99b ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffe99b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 91.37% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.8°, with 100% saturation and 80.39% 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 17.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.819

Complementary

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #9bb1ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #9be3ff
  3. #b79bff

Analogous

  1. #ffb79b
  2. #ffe99b
  3. #e3ff9b

Triadic

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #9bffe9
  3. #e99bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #b1ff9b
  3. #9bb1ff
  4. #e99bff

Square

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #9bffb7
  3. #9bb1ff
  4. #ff9be3

Monochromatic

  1. #ffc702
  2. #ffd84e
  3. #ffe99b
  4. #fffae7
  5. #fffbeb

Shades

#ffe99b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #e6d28c
  3. #ccba7c
  4. #b3a36d
  5. #998c5d
  6. #80754e
  7. #665d3e
  8. #4d462f
  9. #332f1f
  10. #1a1710
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe99b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #ffeba5
  3. #ffedaf
  4. #fff0b9
  5. #fff2c3
  6. #fff4cd
  7. #fff6d7
  8. #fff8e1
  9. #fffbeb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe99b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe99b
  2. #f2df98
  3. #e6d496
  4. #d9ca93
  5. #ccbf90
  6. #c0b58e
  7. #b3aa8b
  8. #a6a088
  9. #999585
  10. #8d8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2e9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e695 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feed9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbe798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe99b {
  color: #ffe99b;
}
Background
.bg-ffe99b {
  background-color: #ffe99b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe99b {
  border: 2px solid #ffe99b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe99b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 233 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe99b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe99b, #e3ff9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe99b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 233 155 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.78 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.24 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.36 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.50 #001664 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Buff
#ffe99b  rgb(255, 233, 155)  hsl(47, 100%, 80%)  Buff
#9bb1ff  rgb(155, 177, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bffe9  rgb(155, 255, 233)  hsl(167, 100%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#e99bff  rgb(233, 155, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 80%)  Mauve