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Pastelyellowsoft

Quiet Ivory Weave

#f2f1db
Notes

Quiet Ivory Weave (#F2F1DB) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (57°, 47%, 90%) 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
#f2f1db
RGB
rgb(242, 241, 219)
HSL
hsl(57, 47%, 90%)
HWB
hwb(57 86% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.3% 0.029 104.8)
HSV
hsv(57, 10%, 95%)
LAB
lab(94.70% -3.38 10.75)
LCH
lch(94.70% 11.27 107.43)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 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.

#f2f1db
Original
#f5efda
Protanopia
#f6f0dc
Deuteranopia
#f6eeeb
Tritanopia
#f0f0f0
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
1.14:1
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
18.38:1

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