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#FAF594

#faf594 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faf594 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 96.08% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 40.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.06°, with 91.07% 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 18.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8777

Complementary

  1. #faf594
  2. #9499fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf594
  2. #94ccfa
  3. #c294fa

Analogous

  1. #fac294
  2. #faf594
  3. #ccfa94

Triadic

  1. #faf594
  2. #94faf5
  3. #f594fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf594
  2. #99fa94
  3. #9499fa
  4. #f594fa

Square

  1. #faf594
  2. #94fac2
  3. #9499fa
  4. #fa94cc

Monochromatic

  1. #eadf0b
  2. #f7ee4b
  3. #faf594
  4. #fdfcdd
  5. #fefdec

Shades

#faf594 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf594
  2. #e1dd85
  3. #c8c476
  4. #afac68
  5. #969359
  6. #7d7b4a
  7. #64623b
  8. #4b4a2c
  9. #32311e
  10. #19190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf594 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf594
  2. #fbf69f
  3. #fbf7a9
  4. #fcf8b4
  5. #fcf9bf
  6. #fdfaca
  7. #fdfbd4
  8. #fefcdf
  9. #fefdea
  10. #fffef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf594 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf594
  2. #eee992
  3. #e2de90
  4. #d5d28e
  5. #c9c68c
  6. #bdbb8a
  7. #b1af88
  8. #a5a386
  9. #989784
  10. #8c8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff398 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe9dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf594 {
  color: #faf594;
}
Background
.bg-faf594 {
  background-color: #faf594;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf594 {
  border: 2px solid #faf594;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf594;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 245 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf594 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf594, #ccfa94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf594 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 245 148 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.06 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.38 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.63 #050a6b Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#faf594  rgb(250, 245, 148)  hsl(57, 91%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#9499fa  rgb(148, 153, 250)  hsl(237, 91%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#94faf5  rgb(148, 250, 245)  hsl(177, 91%, 78%)  Electric Blue
#f594fa  rgb(245, 148, 250)  hsl(297, 91%, 78%)  Violet