Mimosa is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Mimosa is a pastel color. Mimosa is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Mimosa is #F8FDD3.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Mimosa has 97%% Red, 99% Green, and 83% Blue.
Mimosa has 67° Hue, 17% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Mimosa has 67° Hue, 92% Saturation, and 91% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Mimosa has 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F8FDD3 |
|
RGB |
(248, 253, 211) |
(97%, 99%, 83%) |
HSV |
(67°, 17, 99) |
(19%, 17%, 99%) |
HSL |
(67°, 92, 91) |
(19%, 92%, 91%) |
CMYK |
(2, 0, 17, 1) |
(2%, 0%, 17%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Mimosa is 95%, which is high.
Mimosa has a higher contrast with black than white.
Mimosa and black have a 20.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Mimosa and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
95% |
AAA (20.0) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Mimosa paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Yellow, 4% Green, 1% Black, 83% White, as shown below.
Yellow
13%
Red
0%
Green
4%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
83%
To mix Mimosa paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Cyan, 15% Yellow, 1% Black, 83% White, as shown below.
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
15%
Black
1%
White
83%
Colors similar to Mimosa are: Moon Glow, Hint Of Yellow, Light Goldenrod Yellow, Australian Mint, and Ecru. Moon Glow is more yellow and paler than Mimosa. Hint Of Yellow is paler than Mimosa. Light Goldenrod Yellow is more yellow than Mimosa. Australian Mint is brighter than Mimosa. Ecru is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Mimosa.