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#FDF38B

#fdf38b ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdf38b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 95.29% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.95% magenta, 45.06% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 54.74°, with 96.61% saturation and 76.86% 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 18.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8685

Complementary

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #8b95fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #8bcefd
  3. #ba8bfd

Analogous

  1. #fdba8b
  2. #fdf38b
  3. #cefd8b

Triadic

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #8bfdf3
  3. #f38bfd

Tetradic

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #95fd8b
  3. #8b95fd
  4. #f38bfd

Square

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #8bfdba
  3. #8b95fd
  4. #fd8bce

Monochromatic

  1. #ebd704
  2. #fceb40
  3. #fdf38b
  4. #fefbd6
  5. #fffdeb

Shades

#fdf38b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #e4db7d
  3. #cac26f
  4. #b1aa61
  5. #989253
  6. #7f7a46
  7. #656138
  8. #4c492a
  9. #33311c
  10. #19180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdf38b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #fdf497
  3. #fdf5a2
  4. #fef7ae
  5. #fef8b9
  6. #fef9c5
  7. #fefad1
  8. #fefbdc
  9. #fffde8
  10. #fffef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdf38b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdf38b
  2. #f1e88a
  3. #e4dc89
  4. #d8d188
  5. #cbc587
  6. #bfba86
  7. #b2ae84
  8. #a6a383
  9. #999782
  10. #8d8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f1cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffef86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff38e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffecc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdf38b {
  color: #fdf38b;
}
Background
.bg-fdf38b {
  background-color: #fdf38b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdf38b {
  border: 2px solid #fdf38b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdf38b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 243 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdf38b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdf38b, #cefd8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdf38b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 243 139 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.07 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.31 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.42 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.60 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.70 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.95 #020c74 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdf38b  rgb(253, 243, 139)  hsl(55, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8b95fd  rgb(139, 149, 253)  hsl(235, 97%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8bfdf3  rgb(139, 253, 243)  hsl(175, 97%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#f38bfd  rgb(243, 139, 253)  hsl(295, 97%, 77%)  Violet