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#f4e8a3 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f4e8a3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 90.98% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.92% magenta, 33.2% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 51.11°, with 78.64% saturation and 79.8% 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.7959

Complementary

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #a3aff4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #a3d7f4
  3. #bfa3f4

Analogous

  1. #f4bfa3
  2. #f4e8a3
  3. #d7f4a3

Triadic

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #a3f4e8
  3. #e8a3f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #aff4a3
  3. #a3aff4
  4. #e8a3f4

Square

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #a3f4bf
  3. #a3aff4
  4. #f4a3d7

Monochromatic

  1. #e3c51b
  2. #ecd75f
  3. #f4e8a3
  4. #fcf9e7
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#f4e8a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #dcd193
  3. #c3ba82
  4. #aba272
  5. #928b62
  6. #7a7452
  7. #625d41
  8. #494631
  9. #312e21
  10. #181710
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e8a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #f5eaac
  3. #f6edb5
  4. #f7efbf
  5. #f8f1c8
  6. #faf4d1
  7. #fbf6da
  8. #fcf8e3
  9. #fdfaed
  10. #fefdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e8a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e8a3
  2. #e8dea0
  3. #ddd39c
  4. #d1c999
  5. #c6be95
  6. #bab492
  7. #aeaa8e
  8. #a39f8b
  9. #979587
  10. #8c8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ece7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e49e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e9a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e6a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e8a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbe2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e8a3 {
  color: #f4e8a3;
}
Background
.bg-f4e8a3 {
  background-color: #f4e8a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e8a3 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e8a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e8a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 232 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 79% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e8a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e8a3, #d7f4a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e8a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 232 163 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.22 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.80 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.49 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.80 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.94 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.09 #0b175c Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#f4e8a3  rgb(244, 232, 163)  hsl(51, 79%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a3aff4  rgb(163, 175, 244)  hsl(231, 79%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a3f4e8  rgb(163, 244, 232)  hsl(171, 79%, 80%)  Celeste
#e8a3f4  rgb(232, 163, 244)  hsl(291, 79%, 80%)  Plum