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#FFEFCD

#ffefcd ≈ Blanched Almond

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ffefcd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 18.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blanched Almond (#ffebcd), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.874

Complementary

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #cdddff

Split complementary

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #cdf6ff
  3. #d6cdff

Analogous

  1. #ffd6cd
  2. #ffefcd
  3. #f6ffcd

Triadic

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #cdffef
  3. #efcdff

Tetradic

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #ddffcd
  3. #cdddff
  4. #efcdff

Square

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #cdffd6
  3. #cdddff
  4. #ffcdf6

Monochromatic

  1. #ffbe34
  2. #ffd781
  3. #ffefcd
  4. #fff8eb
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#ffefcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #e6d7b9
  3. #ccbfa4
  4. #b3a790
  5. #998f7b
  6. #807867
  7. #666052
  8. #4d483e
  9. #333029
  10. #1a1815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffefcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #fff1d2
  3. #fff2d7
  4. #fff4dc
  5. #fff5e1
  6. #fff7e6
  7. #fff9eb
  8. #fffaf0
  9. #fffcf5
  10. #fffdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffefcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffefcd
  2. #f2e4c5
  3. #e6d9be
  4. #d9ceb6
  5. #ccc3ae
  6. #c0b8a7
  7. #b3ac9f
  8. #a6a197
  9. #99968f
  10. #8d8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f6f0e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8eecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fcf2ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe9e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbeecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf1ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffebdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffefcd {
  color: #ffefcd;
}
Background
.bg-ffefcd {
  background-color: #ffefcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffefcd {
  border: 2px solid #ffefcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffefcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffefcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffefcd, #f6ffcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffefcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 205 / 0.35);
}

#ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 2.62 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 2.71 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 3.43 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 4.06 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.65 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.73 #faebd7 Antique White ΔE 4.87 #001032 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Blanched Almond
#ffefcd  rgb(255, 239, 205)  hsl(41, 100%, 90%)  Blanched Almond
#cdddff  rgb(205, 221, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#cdffef  rgb(205, 255, 239)  hsl(161, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint
#efcdff  rgb(239, 205, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 90%)  Thistle