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#f8fcaf ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8fcaf is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 98.82% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.56% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 63.12°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9267

Complementary

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #b3affc

Split complementary

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #afd2fc
  3. #daaffc

Analogous

  1. #fcdaaf
  2. #f8fcaf
  3. #d2fcaf

Triadic

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #aff8fc
  3. #fcaff8

Tetradic

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #affcb3
  3. #b3affc
  4. #fcaff8

Square

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #affcda
  3. #b3affc
  4. #fcafd2

Monochromatic

  1. #ebf61c
  2. #f2f965
  3. #f8fcaf
  4. #fdfeeb
  5. #fdfeeb

Shades

#f8fcaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #dfe39e
  3. #c6ca8c
  4. #aeb07b
  5. #959769
  6. #7c7e58
  7. #636546
  8. #4a4c35
  9. #323223
  10. #191912
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8fcaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #f9fcb7
  3. #f9fdbf
  4. #fafdc7
  5. #fbfdcf
  6. #fcfed7
  7. #fcfedf
  8. #fdfee7
  9. #fefeef
  10. #fefff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8fcaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8fcaf
  2. #ecf0aa
  3. #e0e3a6
  4. #d4d7a1
  5. #c8ca9c
  6. #bcbe98
  7. #b0b293
  8. #a4a58e
  9. #989989
  10. #8c8c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f9de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff5aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff3e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff8ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fef7d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8fcaf {
  color: #f8fcaf;
}
Background
.bg-f8fcaf {
  background-color: #f8fcaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8fcaf {
  border: 2px solid #f8fcaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8fcaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 252 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8fcaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8fcaf, #d2fcaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8fcaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 252 175 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.43 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.22 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.22 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.87 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.88 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.07 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.34 #070350 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f8fcaf  rgb(248, 252, 175)  hsl(63, 93%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#b3affc  rgb(179, 175, 252)  hsl(243, 93%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aff8fc  rgb(175, 248, 252)  hsl(183, 93%, 84%)  Celeste
#fcaff8  rgb(252, 175, 248)  hsl(303, 93%, 84%)  Plum