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#FFEFA5

#ffefa5 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffefa5 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 49.33°, with 100% saturation and 82.35% 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 18.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.8571

Complementary

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #a5b5ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #a5e2ff
  3. #c2a5ff

Analogous

  1. #ffc2a5
  2. #ffefa5
  3. #e2ffa5

Triadic

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #a5ffef
  3. #efa5ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #b5ffa5
  3. #a5b5ff
  4. #efa5ff

Square

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #a5ffc2
  3. #a5b5ff
  4. #ffa5e2

Monochromatic

  1. #ffd40c
  2. #ffe158
  3. #ffefa5
  4. #fffbeb
  5. #fffbeb

Shades

#ffefa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #e6d795
  3. #ccbf84
  4. #b3a774
  5. #998f63
  6. #807853
  7. #666042
  8. #4d4832
  9. #333021
  10. #1a1811
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffefa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #fff1ae
  3. #fff2b7
  4. #fff4c0
  5. #fff5c9
  6. #fff7d2
  7. #fff9db
  8. #fffae4
  9. #fffced
  10. #fffdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffefa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffefa5
  2. #f2e4a1
  3. #e6d99e
  4. #d9ce9a
  5. #ccc396
  6. #c0b893
  7. #b3ac8f
  8. #a6a18b
  9. #999687
  10. #8d8b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5efd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdeba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff1a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #feeda2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff0a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffefa5 {
  color: #ffefa5;
}
Background
.bg-ffefa5 {
  background-color: #ffefa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffefa5 {
  border: 2px solid #ffefa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffefa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 100% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffefa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffefa5, #e2ffa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffefa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 165 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.01 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.10 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.10 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.13 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.64 #00105a Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ffefa5  rgb(255, 239, 165)  hsl(49, 100%, 82%)  Vanilla
#a5b5ff  rgb(165, 181, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5ffef  rgb(165, 255, 239)  hsl(169, 100%, 82%)  Celeste
#efa5ff  rgb(239, 165, 255)  hsl(289, 100%, 82%)  Mauve