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#FDFF99

#fdff99 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdff99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.18°, with 100% saturation and 80% 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 19.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.64.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.947

Complementary

  1. #fdff99
  2. #9b99ff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff99
  2. #99caff
  3. #ce99ff

Analogous

  1. #ffce99
  2. #fdff99
  3. #caff99

Triadic

  1. #fdff99
  2. #99fdff
  3. #ff99fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff99
  2. #99ff9b
  3. #9b99ff
  4. #ff99fd

Square

  1. #fdff99
  2. #99ffce
  3. #9b99ff
  4. #ff99ca

Monochromatic

  1. #faff00
  2. #fbff4d
  3. #fdff99
  4. #feffe5
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdff99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff99
  2. #e4e68a
  3. #cacc7a
  4. #b1b36b
  5. #98995c
  6. #7f804d
  7. #65663d
  8. #4c4d2e
  9. #33331f
  10. #191a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff99
  2. #fdffa3
  3. #fdffad
  4. #feffb8
  5. #feffc2
  6. #feffcc
  7. #feffd6
  8. #feffe0
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff99
  2. #f1f297
  3. #e4e694
  4. #d8d992
  5. #cbcc8f
  6. #bfc08d
  7. #b2b38a
  8. #a6a688
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff791 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdff99 {
  color: #fdff99;
}
Background
.bg-fdff99 {
  background-color: #fdff99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff99 {
  border: 2px solid #fdff99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff99, #caff99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.64 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.76 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.16 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.74 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.48 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.55 #020066 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdff99  rgb(253, 255, 153)  hsl(61, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9b99ff  rgb(155, 153, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99fdff  rgb(153, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 80%)  Electric Blue
#ff99fd  rgb(255, 153, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 80%)  Violet