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#F8F580

#f8f580 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8f580 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 96.08% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.21% magenta, 48.39% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 58.5°, with 89.55% saturation and 73.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8682

Complementary

  1. #f8f580
  2. #8083f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8f580
  2. #80bff8
  3. #b980f8

Analogous

  1. #f8b980
  2. #f8f580
  3. #bff880

Triadic

  1. #f8f580
  2. #80f8f5
  3. #f580f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8f580
  2. #83f880
  3. #8083f8
  4. #f580f8

Square

  1. #f8f580
  2. #80f8b9
  3. #8083f8
  4. #f880bf

Monochromatic

  1. #d3ce0c
  2. #f4ef38
  3. #f8f580
  4. #fcfbc9
  5. #fefdec

Shades

#f8f580 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8f580
  2. #dfdd73
  3. #c6c466
  4. #aeac5a
  5. #95934d
  6. #7c7b40
  7. #636233
  8. #4a4a26
  9. #32311a
  10. #19190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8f580 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8f580
  2. #f9f68d
  3. #f9f799
  4. #faf8a6
  5. #fbf9b3
  6. #fcfac0
  7. #fcfbcc
  8. #fdfcd9
  9. #fefde6
  10. #fefef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8f580 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8f580
  2. #ece980
  3. #e0de80
  4. #d4d280
  5. #c8c680
  6. #bcbb80
  7. #b0af80
  8. #a4a380
  9. #989780
  10. #8c8c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff286 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe8da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff07a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff383 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffedbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8f580 {
  color: #f8f580;
}
Background
.bg-f8f580 {
  background-color: #f8f580;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8f580 {
  border: 2px solid #f8f580;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8f580;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 245 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8f580 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8f580, #bff880);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8f580 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 245 128 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.74 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.03 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.22 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.01 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.30 #070a7f Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f8f580  rgb(248, 245, 128)  hsl(59, 90%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8083f8  rgb(128, 131, 248)  hsl(239, 90%, 74%)  Medium Slate Blue
#80f8f5  rgb(128, 248, 245)  hsl(179, 90%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#f580f8  rgb(245, 128, 248)  hsl(299, 90%, 74%)  Violet