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Warm Vanilla Pearl

#f1eabe
Notes

Warm Vanilla Pearl (#F1EABE) is a soft amber with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (52°, 65%, 85%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f1eabe
RGB
rgb(241, 234, 190)
HSL
hsl(52, 65%, 85%)
HWB
hwb(52 75% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.2% 0.058 99.9)
HSV
hsv(52, 21%, 95%)
LAB
lab(92.25% -4.57 22.27)
LCH
lch(92.25% 22.73 101.60)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 5%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f1eabe
Original
#f3e7bb
Protanopia
#f5eabf
Deuteranopia
#f9e4de
Tritanopia
#e8e8e8
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.22:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
17.25:1

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