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#F0F596

#f0f596 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f0f596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 96.08% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.78% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 63.16°, with 82.61% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8603

Complementary

  1. #f0f596
  2. #9b96f5

Split complementary

  1. #f0f596
  2. #96c0f5
  3. #cb96f5

Analogous

  1. #f5cb96
  2. #f0f596
  3. #c0f596

Triadic

  1. #f0f596
  2. #96f0f5
  3. #f596f0

Tetradic

  1. #f0f596
  2. #96f59b
  3. #9b96f5
  4. #f596f0

Square

  1. #f0f596
  2. #96f5cb
  3. #9b96f5
  4. #f596c0

Monochromatic

  1. #d2dd15
  2. #e6ee50
  3. #f0f596
  4. #fafcdc
  5. #fcfdec

Shades

#f0f596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0f596
  2. #d8dd87
  3. #c0c478
  4. #a8ac69
  5. #90935a
  6. #787b4b
  7. #60623c
  8. #484a2d
  9. #30311e
  10. #18190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0f596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0f596
  2. #f2f6a1
  3. #f3f7ab
  4. #f5f8b6
  5. #f6f9c0
  6. #f8facb
  7. #f9fbd5
  8. #fbfce0
  9. #fcfdea
  10. #fefef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0f596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0f596
  2. #e5e994
  3. #dade92
  4. #ced28f
  5. #c3c68d
  6. #b8bb8b
  7. #adaf89
  8. #a2a387
  9. #969784
  10. #8b8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eff1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff09a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fceade ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf092 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcf299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7efc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0f596 {
  color: #f0f596;
}
Background
.bg-f0f596 {
  background-color: #f0f596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0f596 {
  border: 2px solid #f0f596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0f596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 245 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 83% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0f596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0f596, #c0f596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0f596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 245 150 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.51 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.66 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.58 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.77 #0f0a69 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f0f596  rgb(240, 245, 150)  hsl(63, 83%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#9b96f5  rgb(155, 150, 245)  hsl(243, 83%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96f0f5  rgb(150, 240, 245)  hsl(183, 83%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#f596f0  rgb(245, 150, 240)  hsl(303, 83%, 77%)  Violet