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#FFFAAE

#fffaae ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fffaae is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 56.3°, 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 19.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.9269

Complementary

  1. #fffaae
  2. #aeb3ff

Split complementary

  1. #fffaae
  2. #aedcff
  3. #d2aeff

Analogous

  1. #ffd2ae
  2. #fffaae
  3. #dcffae

Triadic

  1. #fffaae
  2. #aefffa
  3. #faaeff

Tetradic

  1. #fffaae
  2. #b3ffae
  3. #aeb3ff
  4. #faaeff

Square

  1. #fffaae
  2. #aeffd2
  3. #aeb3ff
  4. #ffaedc

Monochromatic

  1. #fff115
  2. #fff562
  3. #fffaae
  4. #fffeeb
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fffaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffaae
  2. #e6e19d
  3. #ccc88b
  4. #b3af7a
  5. #999668
  6. #807d57
  7. #666446
  8. #4d4b34
  9. #333223
  10. #1a1911
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffaae
  2. #fffbb6
  3. #fffbbe
  4. #fffcc6
  5. #fffcce
  6. #fffdd7
  7. #fffddf
  8. #fffee7
  9. #fffeef
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffaae
  2. #f2eea9
  3. #e6e2a5
  4. #d9d5a0
  5. #ccc99c
  6. #c0bd97
  7. #b3b192
  8. #a6a58e
  9. #999889
  10. #8d8c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #faf8dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff4a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff9b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff0e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff7ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff9b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff4d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffaae {
  color: #fffaae;
}
Background
.bg-fffaae {
  background-color: #fffaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffaae {
  border: 2px solid #fffaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 250 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffaae, #dcffae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 250 174 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.08 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.72 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.84 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.52 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.65 #000551 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fffaae  rgb(255, 250, 174)  hsl(56, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#aeb3ff  rgb(174, 179, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aefffa  rgb(174, 255, 250)  hsl(176, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#faaeff  rgb(250, 174, 255)  hsl(296, 100%, 84%)  Mauve