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Pastelambersoft

Crisp Vanilla Facet

#f2edd5
Notes

Crisp Vanilla Facet (#F2EDD5) 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 (50°, 53%, 89%) 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
#f2edd5
RGB
rgb(242, 237, 213)
HSL
hsl(50, 53%, 89%)
HWB
hwb(50 84% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(94.4% 0.032 97.3)
HSV
hsv(50, 12%, 95%)
LAB
lab(93.56% -2.30 12.23)
LCH
lch(93.56% 12.45 100.67)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 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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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.

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Original
#f2ebd4
Protanopia
#f4edd6
Deuteranopia
#f7e9e6
Tritanopia
#ececec
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
1.18:1
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
17.85:1

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