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#FAF693

#faf693 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faf693 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 96.47% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.6% magenta, 41.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, with 91.15% saturation and 77.84% 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 18.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.8834

Complementary

  1. #faf693
  2. #9397fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf693
  2. #93cafa
  3. #c293fa

Analogous

  1. #fac293
  2. #faf693
  3. #cafa93

Triadic

  1. #faf693
  2. #93faf6
  3. #f693fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf693
  2. #97fa93
  3. #9397fa
  4. #f693fa

Square

  1. #faf693
  2. #93fac2
  3. #9397fa
  4. #fa93ca

Monochromatic

  1. #e9e10b
  2. #f7f04a
  3. #faf693
  4. #fdfcdc
  5. #fefdec

Shades

#faf693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf693
  2. #e1dd84
  3. #c8c576
  4. #afac67
  5. #969458
  6. #7d7b4a
  7. #64623b
  8. #4b4a2c
  9. #32311d
  10. #19190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf693
  2. #fbf79e
  3. #fbf8a9
  4. #fcf9b3
  5. #fcfabe
  6. #fdfbc9
  7. #fdfbd4
  8. #fefcdf
  9. #fefde9
  10. #fffef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf693
  2. #eeea91
  3. #e2de8f
  4. #d5d38d
  5. #c9c78b
  6. #bdbb8a
  7. #b1af88
  8. #a5a386
  9. #989884
  10. #8c8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff497 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeade ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff28e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffefc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf693 {
  color: #faf693;
}
Background
.bg-faf693 {
  background-color: #faf693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf693 {
  border: 2px solid #faf693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 246 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf693, #cafa93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 246 147 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.66 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.37 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.40 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.67 #05096c Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#faf693  rgb(250, 246, 147)  hsl(58, 91%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#9397fa  rgb(147, 151, 250)  hsl(238, 91%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#93faf6  rgb(147, 250, 246)  hsl(178, 91%, 78%)  Electric Blue
#f693fa  rgb(246, 147, 250)  hsl(298, 91%, 78%)  Violet