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#FFFF99

#ffff99 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
  • Web safe
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#ffff99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 20.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9508

Complementary

  1. #ffff99
  2. #9999ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff99
  2. #99ccff
  3. #cc99ff

Analogous

  1. #ffcc99
  2. #ffff99
  3. #ccff99

Triadic

  1. #ffff99
  2. #99ffff
  3. #ff99ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff99
  2. #99ff99
  3. #9999ff
  4. #ff99ff

Square

  1. #ffff99
  2. #99ffcc
  3. #9999ff
  4. #ff99cc

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff00
  2. #ffff4d
  3. #ffff99
  4. #ffffe5
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffff99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff99
  2. #e6e68a
  3. #cccc7a
  4. #b3b36b
  5. #99995c
  6. #80804d
  7. #66663d
  8. #4d4d2e
  9. #33331f
  10. #1a1a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff99
  2. #ffffa3
  3. #ffffad
  4. #ffffb8
  5. #ffffc2
  6. #ffffcc
  7. #ffffd6
  8. #ffffe0
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff99
  2. #f2f297
  3. #e6e694
  4. #d9d992
  5. #cccc8f
  6. #c0c08d
  7. #b3b38a
  8. #a6a688
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfcda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff791 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff3e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffd9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff99 {
  color: #ffff99;
}
Background
.bg-ffff99 {
  background-color: #ffff99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff99 {
  border: 2px solid #ffff99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff99, #ccff99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.59 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.05 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.57 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.35 #000066 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffff99  rgb(255, 255, 153)  hsl(60, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9999ff  rgb(153, 153, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#99ffff  rgb(153, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 80%)  Electric Blue
#ff99ff  rgb(255, 153, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 80%)  Violet