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#FFECAB

#ffecab ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffecab is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.55% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.43°, with 100% saturation and 83.53% 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 17.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.8419

Complementary

  1. #ffecab
  2. #abbeff

Split complementary

  1. #ffecab
  2. #abe8ff
  3. #c2abff

Analogous

  1. #ffc2ab
  2. #ffecab
  3. #e8ffab

Triadic

  1. #ffecab
  2. #abffec
  3. #ecabff

Tetradic

  1. #ffecab
  2. #beffab
  3. #abbeff
  4. #ecabff

Square

  1. #ffecab
  2. #abffc2
  3. #abbeff
  4. #ffabe8

Monochromatic

  1. #ffc912
  2. #ffdb5f
  3. #ffecab
  4. #fffaeb
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#ffecab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffecab
  2. #e6d49a
  3. #ccbd89
  4. #b3a578
  5. #998e67
  6. #807656
  7. #665e44
  8. #4d4733
  9. #332f22
  10. #1a1811
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffecab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffecab
  2. #ffeeb3
  3. #fff0bc
  4. #fff2c4
  5. #fff4cd
  6. #fff6d5
  7. #fff7dd
  8. #fff9e6
  9. #fffbee
  10. #fffdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffecab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffecab
  2. #f2e1a7
  3. #e6d6a2
  4. #d9cc9e
  5. #ccc19a
  6. #c0b696
  7. #b3ab91
  8. #a6a08d
  9. #999689
  10. #8d8b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4ecd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae9a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffefad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fceaa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeeac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffecab {
  color: #ffecab;
}
Background
.bg-ffecab {
  background-color: #ffecab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffecab {
  border: 2px solid #ffecab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffecab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffecab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffecab, #e8ffab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffecab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 171 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.51 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.12 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.79 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.51 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.67 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.86 #001354 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ffecab  rgb(255, 236, 171)  hsl(46, 100%, 84%)  Vanilla
#abbeff  rgb(171, 190, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#abffec  rgb(171, 255, 236)  hsl(166, 100%, 84%)  Magic Mint
#ecabff  rgb(236, 171, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 84%)  Mauve