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#fcf8a9 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcf8a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 93.26% saturation and 82.55% 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 19.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9069

Complementary

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #a9adfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #a9d7fc
  3. #cfa9fc

Analogous

  1. #fccfa9
  2. #fcf8a9
  3. #d7fca9

Triadic

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #a9fcf8
  3. #f8a9fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #adfca9
  3. #a9adfc
  4. #f8a9fc

Square

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #a9fccf
  3. #a9adfc
  4. #fca9d7

Monochromatic

  1. #f7ec15
  2. #f9f25f
  3. #fcf8a9
  4. #fefdeb
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#fcf8a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #e3df98
  3. #cac687
  4. #b0ae76
  5. #979565
  6. #7e7c55
  7. #656344
  8. #4c4a33
  9. #323222
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf8a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #fcf9b2
  3. #fdf9ba
  4. #fdfac3
  5. #fdfbcb
  6. #fefcd4
  7. #fefcdd
  8. #fefde5
  9. #fefeee
  10. #fffef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf8a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf8a9
  2. #f0eca5
  3. #e3e0a1
  4. #d7d49d
  5. #cac899
  6. #bebc95
  7. #b2b090
  8. #a5a48c
  9. #999888
  10. #8c8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff2a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff6ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff4a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff7ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf8a9 {
  color: #fcf8a9;
}
Background
.bg-fcf8a9 {
  background-color: #fcf8a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf8a9 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf8a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf8a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 248 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf8a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf8a9, #d7fca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf8a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 248 169 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.86 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.42 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.01 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.10 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.10 #030756 Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fcf8a9  rgb(252, 248, 169)  hsl(57, 93%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#a9adfc  rgb(169, 173, 252)  hsl(237, 93%, 83%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a9fcf8  rgb(169, 252, 248)  hsl(177, 93%, 83%)  Celeste
#f8a9fc  rgb(248, 169, 252)  hsl(297, 93%, 83%)  Mauve