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#FDF99E

#fdf99e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdf99e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 97.65% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 37.55% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 57.47°, with 95.96% saturation and 80.59% 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 19.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.911

Complementary

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #9ea2fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #9ed2fd
  3. #c99efd

Analogous

  1. #fdc99e
  2. #fdf99e
  3. #d2fd9e

Triadic

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #9efdf9
  3. #f99efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #a2fd9e
  3. #9ea2fd
  4. #f99efd

Square

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #9efdc9
  3. #9ea2fd
  4. #fd9ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #faf008
  2. #fbf453
  3. #fdf99e
  4. #fffee9
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fdf99e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #e4e08e
  3. #cac77e
  4. #b1ae6f
  5. #98955f
  6. #7f7d4f
  7. #65643f
  8. #4c4b2f
  9. #333220
  10. #191910
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdf99e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #fdfaa8
  3. #fdfab1
  4. #fefbbb
  5. #fefbc5
  6. #fefccf
  7. #fefdd8
  8. #fefde2
  9. #fffeec
  10. #fffef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdf99e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdf99e
  2. #f1ed9b
  3. #e4e198
  4. #d8d595
  5. #cbc992
  6. #bfbd8f
  7. #b2b08c
  8. #a6a489
  9. #999886
  10. #8d8c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8f6d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff297 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff59a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff8a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdf99e {
  color: #fdf99e;
}
Background
.bg-fdf99e {
  background-color: #fdf99e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdf99e {
  border: 2px solid #fdf99e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdf99e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 249 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdf99e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdf99e, #d2fd9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdf99e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 249 158 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.03 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.11 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.85 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.51 #020661 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdf99e  rgb(253, 249, 158)  hsl(57, 96%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#9ea2fd  rgb(158, 162, 253)  hsl(237, 96%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9efdf9  rgb(158, 253, 249)  hsl(177, 96%, 81%)  Celeste
#f99efd  rgb(249, 158, 253)  hsl(297, 96%, 81%)  Violet