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#fdfd8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdfd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 99.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.45% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 96.64% saturation and 76.67% 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 19.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9297

Complementary

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #8a8afd

Split complementary

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #8ac4fd
  3. #c48afd

Analogous

  1. #fdc48a
  2. #fdfd8a
  3. #c4fd8a

Triadic

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #8afdfd
  3. #fd8afd

Tetradic

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #8afd8a
  3. #8a8afd
  4. #fd8afd

Square

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #8afdc4
  3. #8a8afd
  4. #fd8ac4

Monochromatic

  1. #eaea04
  2. #fcfc3f
  3. #fdfd8a
  4. #fefed5
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdfd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #e4e47c
  3. #caca6e
  4. #b1b161
  5. #989853
  6. #7f7f45
  7. #656537
  8. #4c4c29
  9. #33331c
  10. #19190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdfd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #fdfd96
  3. #fdfda1
  4. #fefead
  5. #fefeb9
  6. #fefec5
  7. #fefed0
  8. #fefedc
  9. #ffffe8
  10. #fffff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdfd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdfd8a
  2. #f1f189
  3. #e4e488
  4. #d8d887
  5. #cbcb86
  6. #bfbf85
  7. #b2b284
  8. #a6a683
  9. #999982
  10. #8d8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff990 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff0e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff884 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffb8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdfd8a {
  color: #fdfd8a;
}
Background
.bg-fdfd8a {
  background-color: #fdfd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdfd8a {
  border: 2px solid #fdfd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdfd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 253 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdfd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfd8a, #c4fd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdfd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 253 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.26 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.77 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.82 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.97 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.35 #020275 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdfd8a  rgb(253, 253, 138)  hsl(60, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8a8afd  rgb(138, 138, 253)  hsl(240, 97%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8afdfd  rgb(138, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 97%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#fd8afd  rgb(253, 138, 253)  hsl(300, 97%, 77%)  Violet