YELLOW

Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Conversions

HEX#F3E5AB

RGBrgb(243, 229, 171)

HSLhsl(48, 75%, 81%)

HSVhsv(48, 30%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%)

Copy CSS

color: #f3e5ab;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(243, 229, 171);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(48, 75%, 81%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.26 : 1

On ink blackPass · 15.13 : 1

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About Vanilla

Vanilla is the hex color #F3E5AB, which translates to rgb(243, 229, 171) in RGB and hsl(48, 75%, 81%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 48 degrees, with a saturation of 75 percent and a lightness of 81 percent. That puts Vanilla at the pale end of the yellow range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Vanilla compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA), a CIE76 distance of 3.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-100 (#FEF9C2), at a distance of 7.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Pale Goldenrod at 3.6. Sorted by lightness, Vanilla is number 17 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Vanilla

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Vanilla, led by Ink black at 15.13:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Vanilla already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Vanilla. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.82:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Vanilla

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Vanilla for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Vanilla

Format	Value
HEX	#F3E5AB
RGB	rgb(243, 229, 171)
HSL	hsl(48, 75%, 81%)
HSV	hsv(48, 30%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%)
OKLCH	oklch(91.93% 0.0760 96.15)
CIELAB	lab(90.80 -3.83 30.07)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.