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#FFFF97

#ffff97 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffff97 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 79.61% 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 20:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.41.

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Relative luminance0.9501

Complementary

  1. #ffff97
  2. #9797ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff97
  2. #97cbff
  3. #cb97ff

Analogous

  1. #ffcb97
  2. #ffff97
  3. #cbff97

Triadic

  1. #ffff97
  2. #97ffff
  3. #ff97ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff97
  2. #97ff97
  3. #9797ff
  4. #ff97ff

Square

  1. #ffff97
  2. #97ffcb
  3. #9797ff
  4. #ff97cb

Monochromatic

  1. #fdfd00
  2. #ffff4b
  3. #ffff97
  4. #ffffe4
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffff97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff97
  2. #e6e688
  3. #cccc79
  4. #b3b36a
  5. #99995b
  6. #80804c
  7. #66663c
  8. #4d4d2d
  9. #33331e
  10. #1a1a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff97
  2. #ffffa1
  3. #ffffac
  4. #ffffb6
  5. #ffffc1
  6. #ffffcb
  7. #ffffd5
  8. #ffffe0
  9. #ffffea
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff97
  2. #f2f295
  3. #e6e692
  4. #d9d990
  5. #cccc8e
  6. #c0c08c
  7. #b3b389
  8. #a6a687
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfcd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff78f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffb9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff3e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffd9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff97 {
  color: #ffff97;
}
Background
.bg-ffff97 {
  background-color: #ffff97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff97 {
  border: 2px solid #ffff97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff97, #cbff97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 151 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.77 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.30 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.35 #000068 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffff97  rgb(255, 255, 151)  hsl(60, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9797ff  rgb(151, 151, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#97ffff  rgb(151, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 80%)  Electric Blue
#ff97ff  rgb(255, 151, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 80%)  Violet