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#fef8aa ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fef8aa is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 97.25% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 33.07% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 97.67% saturation and 83.14% 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 19.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9111

Complementary

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #aab0fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #aadafe
  3. #ceaafe

Analogous

  1. #feceaa
  2. #fef8aa
  3. #dafeaa

Triadic

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #aafef8
  3. #f8aafe

Tetradic

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #b0feaa
  3. #aab0fe
  4. #f8aafe

Square

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #aafece
  3. #aab0fe
  4. #feaada

Monochromatic

  1. #fcec13
  2. #fdf25e
  3. #fef8aa
  4. #fffdeb
  5. #fffdeb

Shades

#fef8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #e5df99
  3. #cbc688
  4. #b2ae77
  5. #989566
  6. #7f7c55
  7. #666344
  8. #4c4a33
  9. #333222
  10. #191911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #fef9b3
  3. #fef9bb
  4. #fefac4
  5. #fefbcc
  6. #fffcd5
  7. #fffcdd
  8. #fffde6
  9. #fffeee
  10. #fffef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef8aa
  2. #f1eca6
  3. #e5e0a2
  4. #d8d49d
  5. #ccc899
  6. #bfbc95
  7. #b2b091
  8. #a6a48d
  9. #999888
  10. #8d8c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f6db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff2a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff5a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff7ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef8aa {
  color: #fef8aa;
}
Background
.bg-fef8aa {
  background-color: #fef8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef8aa {
  border: 2px solid #fef8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 248 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 98% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef8aa, #dafeaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 248 170 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.15 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.49 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.70 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.90 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.91 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.93 #010755 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fef8aa  rgb(254, 248, 170)  hsl(56, 98%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#aab0fe  rgb(170, 176, 254)  hsl(236, 98%, 83%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aafef8  rgb(170, 254, 248)  hsl(176, 98%, 83%)  Celeste
#f8aafe  rgb(248, 170, 254)  hsl(296, 98%, 83%)  Mauve