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#FFFC8A

#fffc8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fffc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.46°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 1.79.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9272

Complementary

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #8a8dff

Split complementary

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #8ac8ff
  3. #c28aff

Analogous

  1. #ffc28a
  2. #fffc8a
  3. #c8ff8a

Triadic

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #8afffc
  3. #fc8aff

Tetradic

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #8dff8a
  3. #8a8dff
  4. #fc8aff

Square

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #8affc2
  3. #8a8dff
  4. #ff8ac8

Monochromatic

  1. #f0ea00
  2. #fffa3e
  3. #fffc8a
  4. #fffed7
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fffc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #e6e37c
  3. #ccca6e
  4. #b3b061
  5. #999753
  6. #807e45
  7. #666537
  8. #4d4c29
  9. #33321c
  10. #1a190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #fffc96
  3. #fffda1
  4. #fffdad
  5. #fffdb9
  6. #fffec5
  7. #fffed0
  8. #fffedc
  9. #fffee8
  10. #fffff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffc8a
  2. #f2f089
  3. #e6e388
  4. #d9d787
  5. #ccca86
  6. #c0be85
  7. #b3b284
  8. #a6a583
  9. #999982
  10. #8d8c81
  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 #faf9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff480 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff98f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffefe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff784 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffa8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff4c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffc8a {
  color: #fffc8a;
}
Background
.bg-fffc8a {
  background-color: #fffc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffc8a {
  border: 2px solid #fffc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 252 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffc8a, #c8ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 252 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.79 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.61 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.88 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.95 #000375 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fffc8a  rgb(255, 252, 138)  hsl(58, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8a8dff  rgb(138, 141, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8afffc  rgb(138, 255, 252)  hsl(178, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#fc8aff  rgb(252, 138, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 77%)  Violet