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#FBF499

#fbf499 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbf499 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 95.69% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.79% magenta, 39.04% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 92.45% saturation and 79.22% 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 18.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8751

Complementary

  1. #fbf499
  2. #99a0fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf499
  2. #99d1fb
  3. #c399fb

Analogous

  1. #fbc399
  2. #fbf499
  3. #d1fb99

Triadic

  1. #fbf499
  2. #99fbf4
  3. #f499fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf499
  2. #a0fb99
  3. #99a0fb
  4. #f499fb

Square

  1. #fbf499
  2. #99fbc3
  3. #99a0fb
  4. #fb99d1

Monochromatic

  1. #f2e109
  2. #f8ec4f
  3. #fbf499
  4. #fefce3
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#fbf499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf499
  2. #e2dc8a
  3. #c9c37a
  4. #b0ab6b
  5. #97925c
  6. #7e7a4d
  7. #64623d
  8. #4b492e
  9. #32311f
  10. #19180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf499
  2. #fbf5a3
  3. #fcf6ad
  4. #fcf7b8
  5. #fdf8c2
  6. #fdfacc
  7. #fdfbd6
  8. #fefce0
  9. #fefdeb
  10. #fffef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf499
  2. #efe897
  3. #e2dd94
  4. #d6d192
  5. #cac68f
  6. #beba8d
  7. #b1ae8a
  8. #a5a388
  9. #999785
  10. #8c8c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff39d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe9de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff095 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff39b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffedc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf499 {
  color: #fbf499;
}
Background
.bg-fbf499 {
  background-color: #fbf499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf499 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 244 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf499, #d1fb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 244 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.97 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.61 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.65 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.90 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.47 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.64 #040b66 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fbf499  rgb(251, 244, 153)  hsl(56, 92%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#99a0fb  rgb(153, 160, 251)  hsl(236, 92%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99fbf4  rgb(153, 251, 244)  hsl(176, 92%, 79%)  Celeste
#f499fb  rgb(244, 153, 251)  hsl(296, 92%, 79%)  Violet