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#FDFF8A

#fdff8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdff8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 100% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.03°, 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 19.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9424

Complementary

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #8c8aff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #8ac2ff
  3. #c78aff

Analogous

  1. #ffc78a
  2. #fdff8a
  3. #c2ff8a

Triadic

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #8afdff
  3. #ff8afd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #8aff8c
  3. #8c8aff
  4. #ff8afd

Square

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #8affc7
  3. #8c8aff
  4. #ff8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #ecf000
  2. #fcff3e
  3. #fdff8a
  4. #feffd7
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdff8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #e4e67c
  3. #cacc6e
  4. #b1b361
  5. #989953
  6. #7f8045
  7. #656637
  8. #4c4d29
  9. #33331c
  10. #191a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #fdff96
  3. #fdffa1
  4. #feffad
  5. #feffb9
  6. #feffc5
  7. #feffd0
  8. #feffdc
  9. #ffffe8
  10. #fffff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff8a
  2. #f1f289
  3. #e4e688
  4. #d8d987
  5. #cbcc86
  6. #bfc085
  7. #b2b384
  8. #a6a683
  9. #999982
  10. #8d8d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.85:1 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-fdff8a {
  color: #fdff8a;
}
Background
.bg-fdff8a {
  background-color: #fdff8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff8a {
  border: 2px solid #fdff8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff8a, #c2ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.90 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.14 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.87 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.41 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.92 #020075 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdff8a  rgb(253, 255, 138)  hsl(61, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8c8aff  rgb(140, 138, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#8afdff  rgb(138, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ff8afd  rgb(255, 138, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 77%)  Violet