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#fbf9a7 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbf9a7 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 97.65% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.8% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 58.57°, with 91.3% saturation and 81.96% 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 19.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9105

Complementary

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #a7a9fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #a7d3fb
  3. #cfa7fb

Analogous

  1. #fbcfa7
  2. #fbf9a7
  3. #d3fba7

Triadic

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #a7fbf9
  3. #f9a7fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #a9fba7
  3. #a7a9fb
  4. #f9a7fb

Square

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #a7fbcf
  3. #a7a9fb
  4. #fba7d3

Monochromatic

  1. #f4ef15
  2. #f8f45e
  3. #fbf9a7
  4. #fefeeb
  5. #fefeeb

Shades

#fbf9a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #e2e096
  3. #c9c786
  4. #b0ae75
  5. #979564
  6. #7e7d54
  7. #646443
  8. #4b4b32
  9. #323221
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf9a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #fbfab0
  3. #fcfab9
  4. #fcfbc1
  5. #fdfbca
  6. #fdfcd3
  7. #fdfddc
  8. #fefde5
  9. #fefeed
  10. #fffef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf9a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf9a7
  2. #efeda3
  3. #e2e19f
  4. #d6d59b
  5. #cac997
  6. #bebd94
  7. #b1b090
  8. #a5a48c
  9. #999888
  10. #8c8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff3a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffefe4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff5a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff7a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf9a7 {
  color: #fbf9a7;
}
Background
.bg-fbf9a7 {
  background-color: #fbf9a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf9a7 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf9a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf9a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 249 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf9a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf9a7, #d3fba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf9a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 249 167 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.63 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.92 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.65 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.36 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.62 #040658 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fbf9a7  rgb(251, 249, 167)  hsl(59, 91%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#a7a9fb  rgb(167, 169, 251)  hsl(239, 91%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a7fbf9  rgb(167, 251, 249)  hsl(179, 91%, 82%)  Celeste
#f9a7fb  rgb(249, 167, 251)  hsl(299, 91%, 82%)  Plum