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#f9ff9c ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9ff9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 63.64°, with 100% saturation and 80.59% 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 19.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9406

Complementary

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #a29cff

Split complementary

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #9cc7ff
  3. #d49cff

Analogous

  1. #ffd49c
  2. #f9ff9c
  3. #c7ff9c

Triadic

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #9cf9ff
  3. #ff9cf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #9cffa2
  3. #a29cff
  4. #ff9cf9

Square

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #9cffd4
  3. #a29cff
  4. #ff9cc7

Monochromatic

  1. #f0ff03
  2. #f4ff50
  3. #f9ff9c
  4. #feffe9
  5. #feffeb

Shades

#f9ff9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #e0e68c
  3. #c7cc7d
  4. #aeb36d
  5. #95995e
  6. #7d804e
  7. #64663e
  8. #4b4d2f
  9. #32331f
  10. #191a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ff9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #faffa6
  3. #faffb0
  4. #fbffba
  5. #fbffc4
  6. #fcffce
  7. #fdffd7
  8. #fdffe1
  9. #feffeb
  10. #fefff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ff9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ff9c
  2. #edf299
  3. #e1e696
  4. #d5d994
  5. #c9cc91
  6. #bdc08e
  7. #b0b38b
  8. #a4a688
  9. #989986
  10. #8c8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9fbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff794 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffaa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ff9c {
  color: #f9ff9c;
}
Background
.bg-f9ff9c {
  background-color: #f9ff9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ff9c {
  border: 2px solid #f9ff9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ff9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 255 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ff9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ff9c, #c7ff9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ff9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 255 156 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.16 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.92 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.58 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.91 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.05 #060063 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#f9ff9c  rgb(249, 255, 156)  hsl(64, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#a29cff  rgb(162, 156, 255)  hsl(244, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cf9ff  rgb(156, 249, 255)  hsl(184, 100%, 81%)  Electric Blue
#ff9cf9  rgb(255, 156, 249)  hsl(304, 100%, 81%)  Violet