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#F9FF89

#f9ff89 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9ff89 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 100% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 63.05°, with 100% saturation and 76.86% 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 19.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9347

Complementary

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #8f89ff

Split complementary

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #89beff
  3. #ca89ff

Analogous

  1. #ffca89
  2. #f9ff89
  3. #beff89

Triadic

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #89f9ff
  3. #ff89f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #89ff8f
  3. #8f89ff
  4. #ff89f9

Square

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #89ffca
  3. #8f89ff
  4. #ff89be

Monochromatic

  1. #e3ef00
  2. #f5ff3c
  3. #f9ff89
  4. #fdffd5
  5. #feffeb

Shades

#f9ff89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #e0e67b
  3. #c7cc6e
  4. #aeb360
  5. #959952
  6. #7d8045
  7. #646637
  8. #4b4d29
  9. #32331b
  10. #191a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ff89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #faff95
  3. #faffa1
  4. #fbffac
  5. #fbffb8
  6. #fcffc4
  7. #fdffd0
  8. #fdffdc
  9. #feffe7
  10. #fefff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ff89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ff89
  2. #edf288
  3. #e1e687
  4. #d5d986
  5. #c9cc85
  6. #bdc085
  7. #b0b384
  8. #a4a683
  9. #989982
  10. #8c8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8fbd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff67f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff98f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff3e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ff89 {
  color: #f9ff89;
}
Background
.bg-f9ff89 {
  background-color: #f9ff89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ff89 {
  border: 2px solid #f9ff89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ff89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 255 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ff89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ff89, #beff89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ff89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 255 137 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.27 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.40 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.80 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 8.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.93 #060076 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f9ff89  rgb(249, 255, 137)  hsl(63, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8f89ff  rgb(143, 137, 255)  hsl(243, 100%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#89f9ff  rgb(137, 249, 255)  hsl(183, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ff89f9  rgb(255, 137, 249)  hsl(303, 100%, 77%)  Violet