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Pastelambersoftloud

Electric Vanilla Wattage

#fff8c5
Notes

Electric Vanilla Wattage (#FFF8C5) 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 (53°, 100%, 89%) 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 blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#fff8c5
RGB
rgb(255, 248, 197)
HSL
hsl(53, 100%, 89%)
HWB
hwb(53 77% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.2% 0.066 101.0)
HSV
hsv(53, 23%, 100%)
LAB
lab(96.99% -5.54 25.40)
LCH
lch(96.99% 26.00 102.30)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 0%)

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.

#fff8c5
Original
#fff4c2
Protanopia
#fff8c7
Deuteranopia
#fff1ea
Tritanopia
#f6f6f6
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
1.08:1
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
19.49:1

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