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#FEF99F

#fef99f ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fef99f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 97.65% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 37.4% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 97.94% 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 19.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9133

Complementary

  1. #fef99f
  2. #9fa4fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef99f
  2. #9fd4fe
  3. #c99ffe

Analogous

  1. #fec99f
  2. #fef99f
  3. #d4fe9f

Triadic

  1. #fef99f
  2. #9ffef9
  3. #f99ffe

Tetradic

  1. #fef99f
  2. #a4fe9f
  3. #9fa4fe
  4. #f99ffe

Square

  1. #fef99f
  2. #9ffec9
  3. #9fa4fe
  4. #fe9fd4

Monochromatic

  1. #fcf008
  2. #fdf453
  3. #fef99f
  4. #fffeeb
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fef99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef99f
  2. #e5e08f
  3. #cbc77f
  4. #b2ae6f
  5. #98955f
  6. #7f7d50
  7. #666440
  8. #4c4b30
  9. #333220
  10. #191910
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef99f
  2. #fefaa9
  3. #fefab2
  4. #fefbbc
  5. #fefbc5
  6. #fffccf
  7. #fffdd9
  8. #fffde2
  9. #fffeec
  10. #fffef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef99f
  2. #f1ed9c
  3. #e5e199
  4. #d8d596
  5. #ccc993
  6. #bfbd90
  7. #b2b08c
  8. #a6a489
  9. #999886
  10. #8d8c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff7a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeee3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff59b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff8a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef99f {
  color: #fef99f;
}
Background
.bg-fef99f {
  background-color: #fef99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef99f {
  border: 2px solid #fef99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 249 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef99f, #d4fe9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 249 159 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.99 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.54 #010660 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fef99f  rgb(254, 249, 159)  hsl(57, 98%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#9fa4fe  rgb(159, 164, 254)  hsl(237, 98%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ffef9  rgb(159, 254, 249)  hsl(177, 98%, 81%)  Celeste
#f99ffe  rgb(249, 159, 254)  hsl(297, 98%, 81%)  Violet