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#FFF8E1

#fff8e1 ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fff8e1 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 97.25% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 94.12% 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 19.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.9383

Complementary

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e1e8ff

Split complementary

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e1f7ff
  3. #e9e1ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe9e1
  2. #fff8e1
  3. #f7ffe1

Triadic

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e1fff8
  3. #f8e1ff

Tetradic

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e8ffe1
  3. #e1e8ff
  4. #f8e1ff

Square

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e1ffe9
  3. #e1e8ff
  4. #ffe1f7

Monochromatic

  1. #ffd448
  2. #ffe695
  3. #fff8e1
  4. #fffaeb
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fff8e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #e6dfcb
  3. #ccc6b4
  4. #b3ae9e
  5. #999587
  6. #807c71
  7. #66635a
  8. #4d4a44
  9. #33322d
  10. #1a1917
  11. #000000

Tints

#fff8e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #fff9e4
  3. #fff9e7
  4. #fffaea
  5. #fffbed
  6. #fffcf0
  7. #fffcf3
  8. #fffdf6
  9. #fffef9
  10. #fffefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fff8e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fff8e1
  2. #f2ecd7
  3. #e6e0ce
  4. #d9d4c4
  5. #ccc8ba
  6. #c0bcb1
  7. #b3b0a7
  8. #a6a49d
  9. #999893
  10. #8d8c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbf8ef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdf7e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff9e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fef7e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff9e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fff8e1 {
  color: #fff8e1;
}
Background
.bg-fff8e1 {
  background-color: #fff8e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fff8e1 {
  border: 2px solid #fff8e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fff8e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 248 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 94%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fff8e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff8e1, #f7ffe1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fff8e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 248 225 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 1.70 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 2.26 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 3.08 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 3.31 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 3.47 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 4.01 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 4.15 #00071e Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#fff8e1  rgb(255, 248, 225)  hsl(46, 100%, 94%)  Cornsilk
#e1e8ff  rgb(225, 232, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 94%)  Lavender
#e1fff8  rgb(225, 255, 248)  hsl(166, 100%, 94%)  Light Cyan
#f8e1ff  rgb(248, 225, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 94%)  Languid Lavender