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#F2F297

#f2f297 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2f297 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.9% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.6% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 77.78% saturation and 77.06% 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 17.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.8462

Complementary

  1. #f2f297
  2. #9797f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2f297
  2. #97c5f2
  3. #c597f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c597
  2. #f2f297
  3. #c5f297

Triadic

  1. #f2f297
  2. #97f2f2
  3. #f297f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2f297
  2. #97f297
  3. #9797f2
  4. #f297f2

Square

  1. #f2f297
  2. #97f2c5
  3. #9797f2
  4. #f297c5

Monochromatic

  1. #d5d51b
  2. #eaea53
  3. #f2f297
  4. #fbfbdb
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#f2f297 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2f297
  2. #dada88
  3. #c2c279
  4. #a9a96a
  5. #91915b
  6. #79794c
  7. #61613c
  8. #49492d
  9. #30301e
  10. #18180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2f297 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2f297
  2. #f3f3a1
  3. #f5f5ac
  4. #f6f6b6
  5. #f7f7c1
  6. #f9f9cb
  7. #fafad5
  8. #fbfbe0
  9. #fcfcea
  10. #fefef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2f297 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2f297
  2. #e7e795
  3. #dbdb92
  4. #d0d090
  5. #c4c48e
  6. #b9b98c
  7. #aeae89
  8. #a2a287
  9. #979785
  10. #8b8b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efefd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fee7dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #faee93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9ecc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2f297 {
  color: #f2f297;
}
Background
.bg-f2f297 {
  background-color: #f2f297;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2f297 {
  border: 2px solid #f2f297;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2f297;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 242 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 78% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2f297 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2f297, #c5f297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2f297 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 242 151 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.43 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.53 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.36 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.52 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.36 #0d0d68 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f2f297  rgb(242, 242, 151)  hsl(60, 78%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#9797f2  rgb(151, 151, 242)  hsl(240, 78%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97f2f2  rgb(151, 242, 242)  hsl(180, 78%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#f297f2  rgb(242, 151, 242)  hsl(300, 78%, 77%)  Violet