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Warm Vanilla Gloss

#f6d9a8
Notes

Warm Vanilla Gloss (#F6D9A8) 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 (38°, 81%, 81%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f6d9a8
RGB
rgb(246, 217, 168)
HSL
hsl(38, 81%, 81%)
HWB
hwb(38 66% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(89.8% 0.071 80.6)
HSV
hsv(38, 32%, 96%)
LAB
lab(87.99% 3.05 27.86)
LCH
lch(87.99% 28.03 83.75)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 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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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.

#f6d9a8
Original
#e6d8a5
Protanopia
#ede0a9
Deuteranopia
#ffd0cc
Tritanopia
#dcdcdc
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
1.36:1
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
15.41:1

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