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#fdffaa ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdffaa 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, 100% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.41°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 20.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.953

Complementary

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #acaaff

Split complementary

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #aad2ff
  3. #d6aaff

Analogous

  1. #ffd6aa
  2. #fdffaa
  3. #d2ffaa

Triadic

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #aafdff
  3. #ffaafd

Tetradic

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #aaffac
  3. #acaaff
  4. #ffaafd

Square

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #aaffd6
  3. #acaaff
  4. #ffaad2

Monochromatic

  1. #f9ff11
  2. #fbff5d
  3. #fdffaa
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdffaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #e4e699
  3. #cacc88
  4. #b1b377
  5. #989966
  6. #7f8055
  7. #656644
  8. #4c4d33
  9. #333322
  10. #191a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdffaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #fdffb3
  3. #fdffbb
  4. #feffc4
  5. #feffcc
  6. #feffd5
  7. #feffdd
  8. #feffe6
  9. #ffffee
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdffaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdffaa
  2. #f1f2a6
  3. #e4e6a2
  4. #d8d99d
  5. #cbcc99
  6. #bfc095
  7. #b2b391
  8. #a6a68d
  9. #999988
  10. #8d8d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfcde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffbae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff5e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffdac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdffaa {
  color: #fdffaa;
}
Background
.bg-fdffaa {
  background-color: #fdffaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdffaa {
  border: 2px solid #fdffaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdffaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdffaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdffaa, #d2ffaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdffaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 170 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.90 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.18 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.02 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 8.04 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 8.16 #020055 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdffaa  rgb(253, 255, 170)  hsl(61, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#acaaff  rgb(172, 170, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 83%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aafdff  rgb(170, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 83%)  Celeste
#ffaafd  rgb(255, 170, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 83%)  Plum