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#fdfdae ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdfdae is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 99.22% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.23% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 95.18% saturation and 83.73% 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 19.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9419

Complementary

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #aeaefd

Split complementary

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #aed6fd
  3. #d6aefd

Analogous

  1. #fdd6ae
  2. #fdfdae
  3. #d6fdae

Triadic

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #aefdfd
  3. #fdaefd

Tetradic

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #aefdae
  3. #aeaefd
  4. #fdaefd

Square

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #aefdd6
  3. #aeaefd
  4. #fdaed6

Monochromatic

  1. #f9f919
  2. #fbfb63
  3. #fdfdae
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdfdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #e4e49d
  3. #caca8b
  4. #b1b17a
  5. #989868
  6. #7f7f57
  7. #656546
  8. #4c4c34
  9. #333323
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdfdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #fdfdb6
  3. #fdfdbe
  4. #fefec6
  5. #fefece
  6. #fefed7
  7. #fefedf
  8. #fefee7
  9. #ffffef
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdfdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdfdae
  2. #f1f1a9
  3. #e4e4a5
  4. #d8d8a0
  5. #cbcb9c
  6. #bfbf97
  7. #b2b292
  8. #a6a68e
  9. #999989
  10. #8d8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafadf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff3e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff9ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffbb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff7d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdfdae {
  color: #fdfdae;
}
Background
.bg-fdfdae {
  background-color: #fdfdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdfdae {
  border: 2px solid #fdfdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdfdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 253 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdfdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfdae, #d6fdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdfdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 253 174 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.83 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.24 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.72 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.73 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.05 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.05 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.13 #020251 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdfdae  rgb(253, 253, 174)  hsl(60, 95%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#aeaefd  rgb(174, 174, 253)  hsl(240, 95%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aefdfd  rgb(174, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 95%, 84%)  Celeste
#fdaefd  rgb(253, 174, 253)  hsl(300, 95%, 84%)  Mauve