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#FFE9AE

#ffe9ae ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffe9ae is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 91.37% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% 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 17.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.8259

Complementary

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #aec4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #aeedff
  3. #c1aeff

Analogous

  1. #ffc1ae
  2. #ffe9ae
  3. #edffae

Triadic

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #aeffe9
  3. #e9aeff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #c4ffae
  3. #aec4ff
  4. #e9aeff

Square

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #aeffc1
  3. #aec4ff
  4. #ffaeed

Monochromatic

  1. #ffbf15
  2. #ffd462
  3. #ffe9ae
  4. #fff9eb
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#ffe9ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #e6d29d
  3. #ccba8b
  4. #b3a37a
  5. #998c68
  6. #807557
  7. #665d46
  8. #4d4634
  9. #332f23
  10. #1a1711
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe9ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #ffebb6
  3. #ffedbe
  4. #fff0c6
  5. #fff2ce
  6. #fff4d7
  7. #fff6df
  8. #fff8e7
  9. #fffbef
  10. #fffdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe9ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe9ae
  2. #f2dfa9
  3. #e6d4a5
  4. #d9caa0
  5. #ccbf9c
  6. #c0b597
  7. #b3aa92
  8. #a6a08e
  9. #999589
  10. #8d8b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3ead5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e7aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcedb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fae8ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdecaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe9ae {
  color: #ffe9ae;
}
Background
.bg-ffe9ae {
  background-color: #ffe9ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe9ae {
  border: 2px solid #ffe9ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe9ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 233 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe9ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe9ae, #edffae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe9ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 233 174 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.73 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 3.05 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 3.77 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.12 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.15 #001651 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ffe9ae  rgb(255, 233, 174)  hsl(44, 100%, 84%)  Vanilla
#aec4ff  rgb(174, 196, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#aeffe9  rgb(174, 255, 233)  hsl(164, 100%, 84%)  Magic Mint
#e9aeff  rgb(233, 174, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 84%)  Mauve