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#fafaab ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fafaab is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 98.04% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 88.76% saturation and 82.55% 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 19.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.9164

Complementary

  1. #fafaab
  2. #ababfa

Split complementary

  1. #fafaab
  2. #abd3fa
  3. #d3abfa

Analogous

  1. #fad3ab
  2. #fafaab
  3. #d3faab

Triadic

  1. #fafaab
  2. #abfafa
  3. #faabfa

Tetradic

  1. #fafaab
  2. #abfaab
  3. #ababfa
  4. #faabfa

Square

  1. #fafaab
  2. #abfad3
  3. #ababfa
  4. #faabd3

Monochromatic

  1. #f1f11b
  2. #f6f663
  3. #fafaab
  4. #fefeec
  5. #fefeec

Shades

#fafaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fafaab
  2. #e1e19a
  3. #c8c889
  4. #afaf78
  5. #969667
  6. #7d7d56
  7. #646444
  8. #4b4b33
  9. #323222
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fafaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fafaab
  2. #fbfbb3
  3. #fbfbbc
  4. #fcfcc4
  5. #fcfccd
  6. #fdfdd5
  7. #fdfddd
  8. #fefee6
  9. #fefeee
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fafaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fafaab
  2. #eeeea7
  3. #e2e2a2
  4. #d5d59e
  5. #c9c99a
  6. #bdbd96
  7. #b1b191
  8. #a5a58d
  9. #989889
  10. #8c8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f7dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff4a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff0e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff6a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff8ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff4d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fafaab {
  color: #fafaab;
}
Background
.bg-fafaab {
  background-color: #fafaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fafaab {
  border: 2px solid #fafaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fafaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 250 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 89% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fafaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fafaab, #d3faab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fafaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 250 171 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.82 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.24 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.60 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.72 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.14 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.17 #050554 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fafaab  rgb(250, 250, 171)  hsl(60, 89%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#ababfa  rgb(171, 171, 250)  hsl(240, 89%, 83%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abfafa  rgb(171, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 89%, 83%)  Celeste
#faabfa  rgb(250, 171, 250)  hsl(300, 89%, 83%)  Plum