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#FFFFE4

#ffffe4 ≈ Light Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ffffe4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 94.71% 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 20.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Yellow (#ffffe0), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.9838

Complementary

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e4e4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e4f2ff
  3. #f2e4ff

Analogous

  1. #fff2e4
  2. #ffffe4
  3. #f2ffe4

Triadic

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e4ffff
  3. #ffe4ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e4ffe4
  3. #e4e4ff
  4. #ffe4ff

Square

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e4fff2
  3. #e4e4ff
  4. #ffe4f2

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff4b
  2. #ffff98
  3. #ffffe4
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #e6e6cd
  3. #ccccb6
  4. #b3b3a0
  5. #999989
  6. #808072
  7. #66665b
  8. #4d4d44
  9. #33332e
  10. #1a1a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #ffffe7
  3. #ffffe9
  4. #ffffec
  5. #ffffef
  6. #fffff2
  7. #fffff4
  8. #fffff7
  9. #fffffa
  10. #fffffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffe4
  2. #f2f2da
  3. #e6e6d0
  4. #d9d9c6
  5. #ccccbc
  6. #c0c0b2
  7. #b3b3a8
  8. #a6a69e
  9. #999994
  10. #8d8d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fdfdfd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fefef4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffee5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fffbf7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffde3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffee5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fffdf0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffe4 {
  color: #ffffe4;
}
Background
.bg-ffffe4 {
  background-color: #ffffe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffe4 {
  border: 2px solid #ffffe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 95%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffe4, #f2ffe4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 228 / 0.35);
}

#ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 1.25 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.08 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 3.16 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 4.00 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 4.26 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.10 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.34 #00001b Inverted #fdfdfd Grayscale 

Light Yellow
#ffffe4  rgb(255, 255, 228)  hsl(60, 100%, 95%)  Light Yellow
#e4e4ff  rgb(228, 228, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 95%)  Lavender
#e4ffff  rgb(228, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 95%)  Light Cyan
#ffe4ff  rgb(255, 228, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 95%)  Languid Lavender