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#fdffae ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdffae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.48°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% 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 20.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.9546

Complementary

  1. #fdffae
  2. #b0aeff

Split complementary

  1. #fdffae
  2. #aed5ff
  3. #d9aeff

Analogous

  1. #ffd9ae
  2. #fdffae
  3. #d5ffae

Triadic

  1. #fdffae
  2. #aefdff
  3. #ffaefd

Tetradic

  1. #fdffae
  2. #aeffb0
  3. #b0aeff
  4. #ffaefd

Square

  1. #fdffae
  2. #aeffd9
  3. #b0aeff
  4. #ffaed5

Monochromatic

  1. #f9ff15
  2. #fbff62
  3. #fdffae
  4. #feffeb
  5. #feffeb

Shades

#fdffae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdffae
  2. #e4e69d
  3. #cacc8b
  4. #b1b37a
  5. #989968
  6. #7f8057
  7. #656646
  8. #4c4d34
  9. #333323
  10. #191a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdffae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdffae
  2. #fdffb6
  3. #fdffbe
  4. #feffc6
  5. #feffce
  6. #feffd7
  7. #feffdf
  8. #feffe7
  9. #ffffef
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdffae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdffae
  2. #f1f2a9
  3. #e4e6a5
  4. #d8d9a0
  5. #cbcc9c
  6. #bfc097
  7. #b2b392
  8. #a6a68e
  9. #999989
  10. #8d8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfce0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffbb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff5ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffbab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffdb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdffae {
  color: #fdffae;
}
Background
.bg-fdffae {
  background-color: #fdffae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdffae {
  border: 2px solid #fdffae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdffae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdffae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdffae, #d5ffae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdffae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 174 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.12 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.30 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.40 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.54 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.69 #020051 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdffae  rgb(253, 255, 174)  hsl(61, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#b0aeff  rgb(176, 174, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aefdff  rgb(174, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#ffaefd  rgb(255, 174, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 84%)  Mauve