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#FFFFC5

#ffffc5 ≈ Cream

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ffffc5 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 88.63% 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 20.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cream (#fffdd0), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.9681

Complementary

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #c5c5ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #c5e2ff
  3. #e2c5ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe2c5
  2. #ffffc5
  3. #e2ffc5

Triadic

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #c5ffff
  3. #ffc5ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #c5ffc5
  3. #c5c5ff
  4. #ffc5ff

Square

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #c5ffe2
  3. #c5c5ff
  4. #ffc5e2

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff2c
  2. #ffff79
  3. #ffffc5
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #e6e6b1
  3. #cccc9e
  4. #b3b38a
  5. #999976
  6. #808063
  7. #66664f
  8. #4d4d3b
  9. #333327
  10. #1a1a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #ffffcb
  3. #ffffd1
  4. #ffffd6
  5. #ffffdc
  6. #ffffe2
  7. #ffffe8
  8. #ffffee
  9. #fffff3
  10. #fffff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffc5
  2. #f2f2be
  3. #e6e6b7
  4. #d9d9b0
  5. #cccca9
  6. #c0c0a3
  7. #b3b39c
  8. #a6a695
  9. #99998e
  10. #8d8d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fbfbfb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fdfde8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffdc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff8ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffcc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffec6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fffbe0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffc5 {
  color: #ffffc5;
}
Background
.bg-ffffc5 {
  background-color: #ffffc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffc5 {
  border: 2px solid #ffffc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffc5, #e2ffc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 197 / 0.35);
}

#fffdd0 Cream ΔE 3.06 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 3.45 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.33 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.04 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.47 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.80 #00003a Inverted #fbfbfb Grayscale 

Cream
#ffffc5  rgb(255, 255, 197)  hsl(60, 100%, 89%)  Cream
#c5c5ff  rgb(197, 197, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#c5ffff  rgb(197, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 89%)  Celeste
#ffc5ff  rgb(255, 197, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 89%)  Mauve