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#F8F396

#f8f396 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8f396 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 95.29% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.02% magenta, 39.52% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 56.94°, with 87.5% saturation and 78.04% 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 18.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8626

Complementary

  1. #f8f396
  2. #969bf8

Split complementary

  1. #f8f396
  2. #96ccf8
  3. #c296f8

Analogous

  1. #f8c296
  2. #f8f396
  3. #ccf896

Triadic

  1. #f8f396
  2. #96f8f3
  3. #f396f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8f396
  2. #9bf896
  3. #969bf8
  4. #f396f8

Square

  1. #f8f396
  2. #96f8c2
  3. #969bf8
  4. #f896cc

Monochromatic

  1. #e6db0f
  2. #f3eb4e
  3. #f8f396
  4. #fdfbde
  5. #fefdec

Shades

#f8f396 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8f396
  2. #dfdb87
  3. #c6c278
  4. #aeaa69
  5. #95925a
  6. #7c7a4b
  7. #63613c
  8. #4a492d
  9. #32311e
  10. #19180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8f396 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8f396
  2. #f9f4a1
  3. #f9f5ab
  4. #faf7b6
  5. #fbf8c0
  6. #fcf9cb
  7. #fcfad5
  8. #fdfbe0
  9. #fefdea
  10. #fefef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8f396 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8f396
  2. #ece894
  3. #e0dc92
  4. #d4d18f
  5. #c8c58d
  6. #bcba8b
  7. #b0ae89
  8. #a4a387
  9. #989784
  10. #8c8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff19a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe8dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #feef92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffecc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8f396 {
  color: #f8f396;
}
Background
.bg-f8f396 {
  background-color: #f8f396;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8f396 {
  border: 2px solid #f8f396;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8f396;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 243 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 88% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8f396 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8f396, #ccf896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8f396 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 243 150 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.77 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.21 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.87 #070c69 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f8f396  rgb(248, 243, 150)  hsl(57, 88%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#969bf8  rgb(150, 155, 248)  hsl(237, 88%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#96f8f3  rgb(150, 248, 243)  hsl(177, 88%, 78%)  Celeste
#f396f8  rgb(243, 150, 248)  hsl(297, 88%, 78%)  Violet