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#FCFF8A

#fcff8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcff8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 100% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.54°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 19.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9405

Complementary

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #8d8aff

Split complementary

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #8ac2ff
  3. #c88aff

Analogous

  1. #ffc88a
  2. #fcff8a
  3. #c2ff8a

Triadic

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #8afcff
  3. #ff8afc

Tetradic

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #8aff8d
  3. #8d8aff
  4. #ff8afc

Square

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #8affc8
  3. #8d8aff
  4. #ff8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #eaf000
  2. #faff3e
  3. #fcff8a
  4. #feffd7
  5. #feffeb

Shades

#fcff8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #e3e67c
  3. #cacc6e
  4. #b0b361
  5. #979953
  6. #7e8045
  7. #656637
  8. #4c4d29
  9. #32331c
  10. #191a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcff8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #fcff96
  3. #fdffa1
  4. #fdffad
  5. #fdffb9
  6. #feffc5
  7. #feffd0
  8. #feffdc
  9. #feffe8
  10. #fffff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcff8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcff8a
  2. #f0f289
  3. #e3e688
  4. #d7d987
  5. #cacc86
  6. #bec085
  7. #b2b384
  8. #a5a683
  9. #999982
  10. #8c8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafbd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffa90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff2e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcff8a {
  color: #fcff8a;
}
Background
.bg-fcff8a {
  background-color: #fcff8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcff8a {
  border: 2px solid #fcff8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcff8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 255 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcff8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcff8a, #c2ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcff8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 255 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.93 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.22 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.49 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.36 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.02 #030075 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fcff8a  rgb(252, 255, 138)  hsl(62, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8d8aff  rgb(141, 138, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#8afcff  rgb(138, 252, 255)  hsl(182, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ff8afc  rgb(255, 138, 252)  hsl(302, 100%, 77%)  Violet