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#FFFDB3

#fffdb3 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fffdb3 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 99.22% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.42°, with 100% saturation and 85.1% 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 19.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.9477

Complementary

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #b3b5ff

Split complementary

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #b3dbff
  3. #d7b3ff

Analogous

  1. #ffd7b3
  2. #fffdb3
  3. #dbffb3

Triadic

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #b3fffd
  3. #fdb3ff

Tetradic

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #b5ffb3
  3. #b3b5ff
  4. #fdb3ff

Square

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #b3ffd7
  3. #b3b5ff
  4. #ffb3db

Monochromatic

  1. #fff91a
  2. #fffb67
  3. #fffdb3
  4. #fffeeb
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fffdb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #e6e4a1
  3. #ccca8f
  4. #b3b17d
  5. #99986b
  6. #807f5a
  7. #666548
  8. #4d4c36
  9. #333324
  10. #1a1912
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffdb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #fffdbb
  3. #fffdc2
  4. #fffeca
  5. #fffed1
  6. #fffed9
  7. #fffee1
  8. #fffee8
  9. #fffff0
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffdb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffdb3
  2. #f2f1ae
  3. #e6e4a9
  4. #d9d8a4
  5. #cccb9f
  6. #c0bf9a
  7. #b3b294
  8. #a6a68f
  9. #99998a
  10. #8d8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff7ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffbb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffcb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff7d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffdb3 {
  color: #fffdb3;
}
Background
.bg-fffdb3 {
  background-color: #fffdb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffdb3 {
  border: 2px solid #fffdb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffdb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 253 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffdb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffdb3, #dbffb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffdb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 253 179 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.70 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.76 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.84 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.97 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.16 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.19 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.41 #00024c Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fffdb3  rgb(255, 253, 179)  hsl(58, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow
#b3b5ff  rgb(179, 181, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#b3fffd  rgb(179, 255, 253)  hsl(178, 100%, 85%)  Celeste
#fdb3ff  rgb(253, 179, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 85%)  Mauve