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#FFFFB8

#ffffb8 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffffb8 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 86.08% 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 20.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.9624

Complementary

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #b8b8ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #b8dcff
  3. #dcb8ff

Analogous

  1. #ffdcb8
  2. #ffffb8
  3. #dcffb8

Triadic

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #b8ffff
  3. #ffb8ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #b8ffb8
  3. #b8b8ff
  4. #ffb8ff

Square

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #b8ffdc
  3. #b8b8ff
  4. #ffb8dc

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff1f
  2. #ffff6c
  3. #ffffb8
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #e6e6a6
  3. #cccc93
  4. #b3b381
  5. #99996e
  6. #80805c
  7. #66664a
  8. #4d4d37
  9. #333325
  10. #1a1a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #ffffbf
  3. #ffffc6
  4. #ffffcd
  5. #ffffd4
  6. #ffffdc
  7. #ffffe3
  8. #ffffea
  9. #fffff1
  10. #fffff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffb8
  2. #f2f2b2
  3. #e6e6ad
  4. #d9d9a7
  5. #cccca2
  6. #c0c09c
  7. #b3b396
  8. #a6a691
  9. #99998b
  10. #8d8d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fbfbfb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfce3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff9b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff6ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffbb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffdba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fffad9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffb8 {
  color: #ffffb8;
}
Background
.bg-ffffb8 {
  background-color: #ffffb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffb8 {
  border: 2px solid #ffffb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffb8, #dcffb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 184 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.01 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.34 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.61 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.77 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.74 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.77 #000047 Inverted #fbfbfb Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#ffffb8  rgb(255, 255, 184)  hsl(60, 100%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b8b8ff  rgb(184, 184, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#b8ffff  rgb(184, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 86%)  Celeste
#ffb8ff  rgb(255, 184, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 86%)  Mauve