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#FDFF9E

#fdff9e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdff9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.24°, with 100% saturation and 80.98% 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 19.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9487

Complementary

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #a09eff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #9eccff
  3. #d19eff

Analogous

  1. #ffd19e
  2. #fdff9e
  3. #ccff9e

Triadic

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #9efdff
  3. #ff9efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #9effa0
  3. #a09eff
  4. #ff9efd

Square

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #9effd1
  3. #a09eff
  4. #ff9ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #faff05
  2. #fbff51
  3. #fdff9e
  4. #ffffea
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdff9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #e4e68e
  3. #cacc7e
  4. #b1b36f
  5. #98995f
  6. #7f804f
  7. #65663f
  8. #4c4d2f
  9. #333320
  10. #191a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #fdffa8
  3. #fdffb1
  4. #feffbb
  5. #feffc5
  6. #feffcf
  7. #feffd8
  8. #feffe2
  9. #ffffec
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff9e
  2. #f1f29b
  3. #e4e698
  4. #d8d995
  5. #cbcc92
  6. #bfc08f
  7. #b2b38c
  8. #a6a689
  9. #999986
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfcdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff797 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffda1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdff9e {
  color: #fdff9e;
}
Background
.bg-fdff9e {
  background-color: #fdff9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff9e {
  border: 2px solid #fdff9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff9e, #ccff9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 158 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.16 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.68 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.43 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.43 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.66 #020061 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdff9e  rgb(253, 255, 158)  hsl(61, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#a09eff  rgb(160, 158, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9efdff  rgb(158, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 81%)  Celeste
#ff9efd  rgb(255, 158, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 81%)  Violet