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#FAFFE2

#faffe2 ≈ Light Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#faffe2 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 100% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 70.34°, with 100% saturation and 94.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Yellow (#ffffe0), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.9733

Complementary

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e7e2ff

Split complementary

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e2ebff
  3. #f5e2ff

Analogous

  1. #fff5e2
  2. #faffe2
  3. #ebffe2

Triadic

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e2faff
  3. #ffe2fa

Tetradic

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e2ffe7
  3. #e7e2ff
  4. #ffe2fa

Square

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e2fff5
  3. #e7e2ff
  4. #ffe2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #e0ff49
  2. #edff95
  3. #faffe2
  4. #fbffeb
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#faffe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faffe2
  2. #e1e6cb
  3. #c8ccb5
  4. #afb39e
  5. #969988
  6. #7d8071
  7. #64665a
  8. #4b4d44
  9. #32332d
  10. #191a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#faffe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faffe2
  2. #fbffe5
  3. #fbffe8
  4. #fcffeb
  5. #fcffee
  6. #fdfff1
  7. #fdfff3
  8. #fefff6
  9. #fefff9
  10. #fffffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faffe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faffe2
  2. #eef2d8
  3. #e2e6ce
  4. #d5d9c5
  5. #c9ccbb
  6. #bdc0b1
  7. #b1b3a7
  8. #a5a69d
  9. #989994
  10. #8c8d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fcfcfc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfdf2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fffce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffce3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fefbf7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffde1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffde3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcfdef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faffe2 {
  color: #faffe2;
}
Background
.bg-faffe2 {
  background-color: #faffe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faffe2 {
  border: 2px solid #faffe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faffe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 255 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 100% 94%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faffe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faffe2, #ebffe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faffe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 255 226 / 0.35);
}

#ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 1.99 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 3.02 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.72 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.01 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 5.07 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 5.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.63 #05001d Inverted #fcfcfc Grayscale 

Light Yellow
#faffe2  rgb(250, 255, 226)  hsl(70, 100%, 94%)  Light Yellow
#e7e2ff  rgb(231, 226, 255)  hsl(250, 100%, 94%)  Lavender
#e2faff  rgb(226, 250, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 94%)  Azure
#ffe2fa  rgb(255, 226, 250)  hsl(310, 100%, 94%)  Pale Pink