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#FBF6A2

#fbf6a2 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbf6a2 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 96.47% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.99% magenta, 35.46% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.63°, with 91.75% saturation and 80.98% 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 18.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8903

Complementary

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #a2a7fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #a2d3fb
  3. #caa2fb

Analogous

  1. #fbcaa2
  2. #fbf6a2
  3. #d3fba2

Triadic

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #a2fbf6
  3. #f6a2fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #a7fba2
  3. #a2a7fb
  4. #f6a2fb

Square

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #a2fbca
  3. #a2a7fb
  4. #fba2d3

Monochromatic

  1. #f5e80f
  2. #f8ef59
  3. #fbf6a2
  4. #fefdeb
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#fbf6a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #e2dd92
  3. #c9c582
  4. #b0ac71
  5. #979461
  6. #7e7b51
  7. #646241
  8. #4b4a31
  9. #323120
  10. #191910
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf6a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #fbf7ab
  3. #fcf8b5
  4. #fcf9be
  5. #fdfac7
  6. #fdfbd1
  7. #fdfbda
  8. #fefce3
  9. #fefdec
  10. #fffef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf6a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf6a2
  2. #efea9f
  3. #e2de9b
  4. #d6d398
  5. #cac794
  6. #bebb91
  7. #b1af8e
  8. #a5a38a
  9. #999887
  10. #8c8c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f2f2f2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f6f4d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff09c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff4a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffece1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff5a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff0cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf6a2 {
  color: #fbf6a2;
}
Background
.bg-fbf6a2 {
  background-color: #fbf6a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf6a2 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf6a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf6a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 246 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf6a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf6a2, #d3fba2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf6a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 246 162 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.23 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.27 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.66 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.86 #04095d Inverted #f2f2f2 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fbf6a2  rgb(251, 246, 162)  hsl(57, 92%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#a2a7fb  rgb(162, 167, 251)  hsl(237, 92%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a2fbf6  rgb(162, 251, 246)  hsl(177, 92%, 81%)  Celeste
#f6a2fb  rgb(246, 162, 251)  hsl(297, 92%, 81%)  Plum