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Warm Vanilla Feather

#f4efda
Notes

Warm Vanilla Feather (#F4EFDA) 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 (48°, 54%, 91%) 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
#f4efda
RGB
rgb(244, 239, 218)
HSL
hsl(48, 54%, 91%)
HWB
hwb(48 85% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.0% 0.028 95.9)
HSV
hsv(48, 11%, 96%)
LAB
lab(94.32% -1.83 10.76)
LCH
lch(94.32% 10.91 99.65)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 4%)

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.

#f4efda
Original
#f4eed9
Protanopia
#f5efdb
Deuteranopia
#f9ece9
Tritanopia
#efefef
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
1.15:1
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
18.21:1

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