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Plush Vanilla Drift

#f7dca4
Notes

Plush Vanilla Drift (#F7DCA4) 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 (40°, 84%, 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
#f7dca4
RGB
rgb(247, 220, 164)
HSL
hsl(40, 84%, 81%)
HWB
hwb(40 64% 3%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.4% 0.078 85.1)
HSV
hsv(40, 34%, 97%)
LAB
lab(88.75% 1.41 30.97)
LCH
lch(88.75% 31.00 87.40)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 3%)

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.

#f7dca4
Original
#eadba0
Protanopia
#f0e2a6
Deuteranopia
#ffd3cd
Tritanopia
#dedede
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
1.34:1
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
15.73:1

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