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#FFFDC9

#fffdc9 ≈ Cream

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#fffdc9 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 99.22% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, with 100% saturation and 89.41% 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 20.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cream (#fffdd0), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.9573

Complementary

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #c9cbff

Split complementary

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #c9e6ff
  3. #e2c9ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe2c9
  2. #fffdc9
  3. #e6ffc9

Triadic

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #c9fffd
  3. #fdc9ff

Tetradic

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #cbffc9
  3. #c9cbff
  4. #fdc9ff

Square

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #c9ffe2
  3. #c9cbff
  4. #ffc9e6

Monochromatic

  1. #fff730
  2. #fffa7c
  3. #fffdc9
  4. #fffeeb
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fffdc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #e6e4b5
  3. #cccaa1
  4. #b3b18d
  5. #999879
  6. #807f65
  7. #666550
  8. #4d4c3c
  9. #333328
  10. #1a1914
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffdc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #fffdce
  3. #fffdd4
  4. #fffed9
  5. #fffedf
  6. #fffee4
  7. #fffee9
  8. #fffeef
  9. #fffff4
  10. #fffffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffdc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffdc9
  2. #f2f1c2
  3. #e6e4ba
  4. #d9d8b3
  5. #cccbac
  6. #c0bfa5
  7. #b3b29d
  8. #a6a696
  9. #99998f
  10. #8d8d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfbe8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff9c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffbcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff6ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffac7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffcca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffdc9 {
  color: #fffdc9;
}
Background
.bg-fffdc9 {
  background-color: #fffdc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffdc9 {
  border: 2px solid #fffdc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffdc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 253 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffdc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffdc9, #e6ffc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffdc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 253 201 / 0.35);
}

#fffdd0 Cream ΔE 1.68 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 2.01 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 3.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.08 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 5.54 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.09 #000236 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Cream
#fffdc9  rgb(255, 253, 201)  hsl(58, 100%, 89%)  Cream
#c9cbff  rgb(201, 203, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#c9fffd  rgb(201, 255, 253)  hsl(178, 100%, 89%)  Celeste
#fdc9ff  rgb(253, 201, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 89%)  Mauve