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#FCF994

#fcf994 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcf994 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 97.65% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 41.27% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 58.27°, with 94.55% saturation and 78.43% 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 19.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9058

Complementary

  1. #fcf994
  2. #9497fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf994
  2. #94cbfc
  3. #c594fc

Analogous

  1. #fcc594
  2. #fcf994
  3. #cbfc94

Triadic

  1. #fcf994
  2. #94fcf9
  3. #f994fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf994
  2. #97fc94
  3. #9497fc
  4. #f994fc

Square

  1. #fcf994
  2. #94fcc5
  3. #9497fc
  4. #fc94cb

Monochromatic

  1. #f0ea07
  2. #faf54a
  3. #fcf994
  4. #fefdde
  5. #fefeeb

Shades

#fcf994 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf994
  2. #e3e085
  3. #cac776
  4. #b0ae68
  5. #979559
  6. #7e7d4a
  7. #65643b
  8. #4c4b2c
  9. #32321e
  10. #19190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf994 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf994
  2. #fcfa9f
  3. #fdfaa9
  4. #fdfbb4
  5. #fdfbbf
  6. #fefcca
  7. #fefdd4
  8. #fefddf
  9. #fefeea
  10. #fffef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf994 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf994
  2. #f0ed92
  3. #e3e190
  4. #d7d58e
  5. #cac98c
  6. #bebd8a
  7. #b2b088
  8. #a5a486
  9. #999884
  10. #8c8c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f7f6d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff28c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffede1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff58f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff797 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf994 {
  color: #fcf994;
}
Background
.bg-fcf994 {
  background-color: #fcf994;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf994 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf994;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf994;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 249 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 95% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf994 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf994, #cbfc94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf994 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 249 148 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.02 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.09 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.23 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.09 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #03066b Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fcf994  rgb(252, 249, 148)  hsl(58, 95%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#9497fc  rgb(148, 151, 252)  hsl(238, 95%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#94fcf9  rgb(148, 252, 249)  hsl(178, 95%, 78%)  Electric Blue
#f994fc  rgb(249, 148, 252)  hsl(298, 95%, 78%)  Violet