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#F4F397

#f4f397 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f4f397 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 95.29% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.41% magenta, 38.11% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 59.35°, with 80.87% 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 18.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8557

Complementary

  1. #f4f397
  2. #9798f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4f397
  2. #97c7f4
  3. #c497f4

Analogous

  1. #f4c497
  2. #f4f397
  3. #c7f497

Triadic

  1. #f4f397
  2. #97f4f3
  3. #f397f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4f397
  2. #98f497
  3. #9798f4
  4. #f397f4

Square

  1. #f4f397
  2. #97f4c4
  3. #9798f4
  4. #f497c7

Monochromatic

  1. #dbd917
  2. #edeb52
  3. #f4f397
  4. #fbfbdc
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#f4f397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4f397
  2. #dcdb88
  3. #c3c279
  4. #abaa6a
  5. #92925b
  6. #7a7a4c
  7. #62613c
  8. #49492d
  9. #31311e
  10. #18180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4f397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4f397
  2. #f5f4a1
  3. #f6f5ac
  4. #f7f7b6
  5. #f8f8c1
  6. #faf9cb
  7. #fbfad5
  8. #fcfbe0
  9. #fdfdea
  10. #fefef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4f397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4f397
  2. #e8e895
  3. #dddc92
  4. #d1d190
  5. #c6c58e
  6. #baba8c
  7. #aeae89
  8. #a3a387
  9. #979785
  10. #8c8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f0d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe8dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcef93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf199 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbedc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4f397 {
  color: #f4f397;
}
Background
.bg-f4f397 {
  background-color: #f4f397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4f397 {
  border: 2px solid #f4f397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4f397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 243 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 81% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4f397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4f397, #c7f497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4f397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 243 151 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.39 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.42 #0b0c68 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f4f397  rgb(244, 243, 151)  hsl(59, 81%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#9798f4  rgb(151, 152, 244)  hsl(239, 81%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97f4f3  rgb(151, 244, 243)  hsl(179, 81%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#f397f4  rgb(243, 151, 244)  hsl(299, 81%, 77%)  Violet