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#FAEFCD

#faefcd ≈ Cornsilk

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#faefcd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 18% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 45.33°, with 81.82% saturation and 89.22% 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 18.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornsilk (#fff8dc), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.8646

Complementary

  1. #faefcd
  2. #cdd8fa

Split complementary

  1. #faefcd
  2. #cdeffa
  3. #d9cdfa

Analogous

  1. #fad9cd
  2. #faefcd
  3. #effacd

Triadic

  1. #faefcd
  2. #cdfaef
  3. #efcdfa

Tetradic

  1. #faefcd
  2. #d8facd
  3. #cdd8fa
  4. #efcdfa

Square

  1. #faefcd
  2. #cdfad9
  3. #cdd8fa
  4. #facdef

Monochromatic

  1. #ecc242
  2. #f3d987
  3. #faefcd
  4. #fdf9ec
  5. #fdf9ec

Shades

#faefcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faefcd
  2. #e1d7b9
  3. #c8bfa4
  4. #afa790
  5. #968f7b
  6. #7d7867
  7. #646052
  8. #4b483e
  9. #323029
  10. #191815
  11. #000000

Tints

#faefcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faefcd
  2. #fbf1d2
  3. #fbf2d7
  4. #fcf4dc
  5. #fcf5e1
  6. #fdf7e6
  7. #fdf9eb
  8. #fefaf0
  9. #fefcf5
  10. #fffdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faefcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faefcd
  2. #eee4c5
  3. #e2d9be
  4. #d5ceb6
  5. #c9c3ae
  6. #bdb8a7
  7. #b1ac9f
  8. #a5a197
  9. #98968f
  10. #8c8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4efe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7edcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #faf1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe9e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8eecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faf0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffecdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faefcd {
  color: #faefcd;
}
Background
.bg-faefcd {
  background-color: #faefcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faefcd {
  border: 2px solid #faefcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faefcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 82% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faefcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faefcd, #effacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faefcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 205 / 0.35);
}

#fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 2.83 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 4.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.35 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.42 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.50 #ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 4.53 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 4.56 #051032 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Cornsilk
#faefcd  rgb(250, 239, 205)  hsl(45, 82%, 89%)  Cornsilk
#cdd8fa  rgb(205, 216, 250)  hsl(225, 82%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#cdfaef  rgb(205, 250, 239)  hsl(165, 82%, 89%)  Pale Turquoise
#efcdfa  rgb(239, 205, 250)  hsl(285, 82%, 89%)  Thistle