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#FBF89F

#fbf89f ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbf89f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 97.25% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.2% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 58.04°, with 92% saturation and 80.39% 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 19.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.9015

Complementary

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #9fa2fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #9fd0fb
  3. #ca9ffb

Analogous

  1. #fbca9f
  2. #fbf89f
  3. #d0fb9f

Triadic

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #9ffbf8
  3. #f89ffb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #a2fb9f
  3. #9fa2fb
  4. #f89ffb

Square

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #9ffbca
  3. #9fa2fb
  4. #fb9fd0

Monochromatic

  1. #f5ed0c
  2. #f8f356
  3. #fbf89f
  4. #fefde8
  5. #fefeeb

Shades

#fbf89f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #e2df8f
  3. #c9c67f
  4. #b0ae6f
  5. #97955f
  6. #7e7c50
  7. #646340
  8. #4b4a30
  9. #323220
  10. #191910
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf89f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #fbf9a9
  3. #fcf9b2
  4. #fcfabc
  5. #fdfbc5
  6. #fdfccf
  7. #fdfcd9
  8. #fefde2
  9. #fefeec
  10. #fffef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf89f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf89f
  2. #efec9c
  3. #e2e099
  4. #d6d496
  5. #cac893
  6. #bebc90
  7. #b1b08c
  8. #a5a489
  9. #999886
  10. #8c8c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffede2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff49b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff7a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf89f {
  color: #fbf89f;
}
Background
.bg-fbf89f {
  background-color: #fbf89f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf89f {
  border: 2px solid #fbf89f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf89f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 248 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf89f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf89f, #d0fb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf89f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 248 159 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.65 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.84 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.12 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.50 #040760 Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fbf89f  rgb(251, 248, 159)  hsl(58, 92%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9fa2fb  rgb(159, 162, 251)  hsl(238, 92%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ffbf8  rgb(159, 251, 248)  hsl(178, 92%, 80%)  Celeste
#f89ffb  rgb(248, 159, 251)  hsl(298, 92%, 80%)  Violet