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#ffffde ≈ Light Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ffffde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 93.53% 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 20.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Yellow (#ffffe0), ΔE 0.6.

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Relative luminance0.9805

Complementary

  1. #ffffde
  2. #dedeff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffde
  2. #deefff
  3. #efdeff

Analogous

  1. #ffefde
  2. #ffffde
  3. #efffde

Triadic

  1. #ffffde
  2. #deffff
  3. #ffdeff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffde
  2. #deffde
  3. #dedeff
  4. #ffdeff

Square

  1. #ffffde
  2. #deffef
  3. #dedeff
  4. #ffdeef

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff45
  2. #ffff92
  3. #ffffde
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffde
  2. #e6e6c8
  3. #ccccb2
  4. #b3b39b
  5. #999985
  6. #80806f
  7. #666659
  8. #4d4d43
  9. #33332c
  10. #1a1a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffde
  2. #ffffe1
  3. #ffffe5
  4. #ffffe8
  5. #ffffeb
  6. #ffffef
  7. #fffff2
  8. #fffff5
  9. #fffff8
  10. #fffffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffde
  2. #f2f2d5
  3. #e6e6cb
  4. #d9d9c2
  5. #ccccb8
  6. #c0c0af
  7. #b3b3a6
  8. #a6a69c
  9. #999993
  10. #8d8d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fdfdfd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fefef1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffcdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffedf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fffaf6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fffced ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffde {
  color: #ffffde;
}
Background
.bg-ffffde {
  background-color: #ffffde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffde {
  border: 2px solid #ffffde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 94%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffde, #efffde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 222 / 0.35);
}

#ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 0.60 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 2.27 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 3.10 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 3.32 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 3.67 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 3.73 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 6.08 #000021 Inverted #fdfdfd Grayscale 

Light Yellow
#ffffde  rgb(255, 255, 222)  hsl(60, 100%, 94%)  Light Yellow
#dedeff  rgb(222, 222, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 94%)  Lavender
#deffff  rgb(222, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 94%)  Light Cyan
#ffdeff  rgb(255, 222, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 94%)  Thistle