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#fcf8a8 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcf8a8 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 97.25% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 93.33% saturation and 82.35% 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 19.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9066

Complementary

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #a8acfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #a8d6fc
  3. #cea8fc

Analogous

  1. #fccea8
  2. #fcf8a8
  3. #d6fca8

Triadic

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #a8fcf8
  3. #f8a8fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #acfca8
  3. #a8acfc
  4. #f8a8fc

Square

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #a8fcce
  3. #a8acfc
  4. #fca8d6

Monochromatic

  1. #f7ec14
  2. #f9f25e
  3. #fcf8a8
  4. #fefdeb
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#fcf8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #e3df97
  3. #cac686
  4. #b0ae76
  5. #979565
  6. #7e7c54
  7. #656343
  8. #4c4a32
  9. #323222
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #fcf9b1
  3. #fdf9b9
  4. #fdfac2
  5. #fdfbcb
  6. #fefcd4
  7. #fefcdc
  8. #fefde5
  9. #fefeee
  10. #fffef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf8a8
  2. #f0eca4
  3. #e3e0a0
  4. #d7d49c
  5. #cac898
  6. #bebc94
  7. #b2b090
  8. #a5a48c
  9. #999888
  10. #8c8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff2a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff4a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff7aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf8a8 {
  color: #fcf8a8;
}
Background
.bg-fcf8a8 {
  background-color: #fcf8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 248 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf8a8, #d6fca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 248 168 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.53 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.12 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.34 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.04 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.27 #030757 Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fcf8a8  rgb(252, 248, 168)  hsl(57, 93%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#a8acfc  rgb(168, 172, 252)  hsl(237, 93%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8fcf8  rgb(168, 252, 248)  hsl(177, 93%, 82%)  Celeste
#f8a8fc  rgb(248, 168, 252)  hsl(297, 93%, 82%)  Mauve