Vanilla (#F3E5AB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.26:1 — vs black: 16.61:1

Color values

  • HEX #F3E5AB
  • RGB rgb(243, 229, 171)
  • HSL hsl(48, 75%, 81%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 6, 30, 5 )
  • Websafe #FFCC99
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F3E5AB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#ABB9F3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#F3C1AB
#DDF3AB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#ABF3E5
#E5ABF3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#ABDDF3
#C1ABF3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#ABF3C1
#ABB9F3
#F3ABDD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Vanilla
#F3E5AB Base
#E0BC25
#E9D068
#EEDA87
#F8F0CF
#FCF8E9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Vanilla, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #161303
— #5A4B0D
— #9E8417
— #E0BB23
— #E9D067
Vanilla #F3E5AB Base
— #F5E9B7
— #F7EDC4
— #F8F0D0
— #FAF4DC
— #FCF8E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F3E5AB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F3E5AB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F3E5AB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F3E5AB;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F3E5AB,
        #ABB9F3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F3E5AB,
        #ABB9F3
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$vanilla: #F3E5AB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vanilla-r: 243;
$vanilla-g: 229;
$vanilla-b: 171;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $vanilla;
    color: rgba($vanilla-r, $vanilla-g, $vanilla-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Vanilla appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F3E5AB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E9E9AB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E7E7AB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F9DFDF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E5E5E5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Vanilla ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vanilla #F3E5AB Base
Pale Goldenrod #EEE8AA ΔE 2.66
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 ΔE 2.80
Blond #FAF0BE ΔE 3.14
Lemon Meringue #F6EABE ΔE 3.50

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.