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#FFFD99

#fffd99 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fffd99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 99.22% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.82°, with 100% saturation and 80% 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 19.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.63.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9381

Complementary

  1. #fffd99
  2. #999bff

Split complementary

  1. #fffd99
  2. #99ceff
  3. #ca99ff

Analogous

  1. #ffca99
  2. #fffd99
  3. #ceff99

Triadic

  1. #fffd99
  2. #99fffd
  3. #fd99ff

Tetradic

  1. #fffd99
  2. #9bff99
  3. #999bff
  4. #fd99ff

Square

  1. #fffd99
  2. #99ffca
  3. #999bff
  4. #ff99ce

Monochromatic

  1. #fffa00
  2. #fffb4d
  3. #fffd99
  4. #fffee5
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fffd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffd99
  2. #e6e48a
  3. #ccca7a
  4. #b3b16b
  5. #99985c
  6. #807f4d
  7. #66653d
  8. #4d4c2e
  9. #33331f
  10. #1a190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffd99
  2. #fffda3
  3. #fffdad
  4. #fffeb8
  5. #fffec2
  6. #fffecc
  7. #fffed6
  8. #fffee0
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffd99
  2. #f2f197
  3. #e6e494
  4. #d9d892
  5. #cccb8f
  6. #c0bf8d
  7. #b3b28a
  8. #a6a688
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfad9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff691 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffa9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff1e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff994 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffb9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffd99 {
  color: #fffd99;
}
Background
.bg-fffd99 {
  background-color: #fffd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffd99 {
  border: 2px solid #fffd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 253 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffd99, #ceff99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 253 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.05 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.24 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.60 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.49 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.94 #000266 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fffd99  rgb(255, 253, 153)  hsl(59, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#999bff  rgb(153, 155, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#99fffd  rgb(153, 255, 253)  hsl(179, 100%, 80%)  Celeste
#fd99ff  rgb(253, 153, 255)  hsl(299, 100%, 80%)  Violet