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#FFFF9E

#ffff9e ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffff9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 80.98% 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 20.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9525

Complementary

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #9e9eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #9eceff
  3. #ce9eff

Analogous

  1. #ffce9e
  2. #ffff9e
  3. #ceff9e

Triadic

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #9effff
  3. #ff9eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #9eff9e
  3. #9e9eff
  4. #ff9eff

Square

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #9effce
  3. #9e9eff
  4. #ff9ece

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff05
  2. #ffff51
  3. #ffff9e
  4. #ffffea
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffff9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #e6e68e
  3. #cccc7e
  4. #b3b36f
  5. #99995f
  6. #80804f
  7. #66663f
  8. #4d4d2f
  9. #333320
  10. #1a1a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #ffffa8
  3. #ffffb1
  4. #ffffbb
  5. #ffffc5
  6. #ffffcf
  7. #ffffd8
  8. #ffffe2
  9. #ffffec
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff9e
  2. #f2f29b
  3. #e6e698
  4. #d9d995
  5. #cccc92
  6. #c0c08f
  7. #b3b38c
  8. #a6a689
  9. #999986
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfcdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffb9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffda1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff9e {
  color: #ffff9e;
}
Background
.bg-ffff9e {
  background-color: #ffff9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff9e {
  border: 2px solid #ffff9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff9e, #ceff9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 158 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.01 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.50 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.78 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.27 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.53 #000061 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffff9e  rgb(255, 255, 158)  hsl(60, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#9e9eff  rgb(158, 158, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9effff  rgb(158, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 81%)  Celeste
#ff9eff  rgb(255, 158, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 81%)  Violet