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#F4E2BC

#f4e2bc ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#f4e2bc is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 88.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.38% magenta, 22.95% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 40.71°, with 71.79% saturation and 84.71% 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 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.7726

Complementary

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #bccef4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #bceaf4
  3. #c6bcf4

Analogous

  1. #f4c6bc
  2. #f4e2bc
  3. #eaf4bc

Triadic

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #bcf4e2
  3. #e2bcf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #cef4bc
  3. #bccef4
  4. #e2bcf4

Square

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #bcf4c6
  3. #bccef4
  4. #f4bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #dea939
  2. #e9c67a
  3. #f4e2bc
  4. #fcf7ed
  5. #fcf7ed

Shades

#f4e2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #dccba9
  3. #c3b596
  4. #ab9e84
  5. #928871
  6. #7a715e
  7. #625a4b
  8. #494438
  9. #312d26
  10. #181713
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #f5e5c3
  3. #f6e8c9
  4. #f7ebd0
  5. #f8eed7
  6. #faf1de
  7. #fbf3e4
  8. #fcf6eb
  9. #fdf9f2
  10. #fefcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e2bc
  2. #e8d8b6
  3. #ddceb0
  4. #d1c5aa
  5. #c6bba4
  6. #bab19e
  7. #aea798
  8. #a39d92
  9. #97948c
  10. #8c8a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae3d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ece1ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e6bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedbd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe1bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e4bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fadecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e2bc {
  color: #f4e2bc;
}
Background
.bg-f4e2bc {
  background-color: #f4e2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e2bc {
  border: 2px solid #f4e2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 226 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 72% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e2bc, #eaf4bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 226 188 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 2.06 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 3.37 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 3.44 #ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 3.70 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 4.23 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.63 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 4.70 #0b1d43 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Wheat
#f4e2bc  rgb(244, 226, 188)  hsl(41, 72%, 85%)  Wheat
#bccef4  rgb(188, 206, 244)  hsl(221, 72%, 85%)  Light Steel Blue
#bcf4e2  rgb(188, 244, 226)  hsl(161, 72%, 85%)  Magic Mint
#e2bcf4  rgb(226, 188, 244)  hsl(281, 72%, 85%)  Mauve